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> [Nothing is a matter of course when you get to do your own thing. It's always a gift that can stop giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/nothing-is-a-matter-of-course-when-you-get-to-do-your-own-thing-it-s/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/james-l-brooks-9871_gift_nothing-is-a-matter-of-course-when-you-g_247873.png)

> [“The best thing to gift yourself is to be just YOURSELF, improving above the person that you were yesterday.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrmn/the-best-thing-to-gift-yourself-is-to-be-just-yourself-improving/)

[Vikrmn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrmn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/vikrmn-14288_10-golden-steps-of-l_the-best-thing-to-gift-yourself-is-to-be_912931.jpg)

> [A word of wisdom to you, akribos, you need to learn to accept gifts. (Catera) There’s no such thing as a gift.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/a-word-of-wisdom-to-you-akribos-you-need-to-learn-to-accept-gifts/)

[Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/sherrilyn-kenyon-25_accepting_a-word-of-wisdom-to-you-akribos-you-need_1729521.jpg)

> [It's ironic how when I was younger I wanted the most expensive thing as a gift. Now what I want the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francisco-quinonez/it-s-ironic-how-when-i-was-younger-i-wanted-the-most-expensive-thing/)

[Francisco Quinonez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francisco-quinonez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/francisco-quinonez-50881_birthday_it-s-ironic-how-when-i-was-younger-i-wan_1933075.jpg)

> [“The second best thing after a gift itself is the way of giving it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-boussi/the-second-best-thing-after-a-gift-itself-is-the-way-of-giving-it/)

[Ali Boussi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-boussi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/ali-boussi-217789_friends_the-second-best-thing-after-a-gift-itsel_3202604.jpg)

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