Gift Quotes

3896 Gift quotes by 2331 unique authors

For the slow labor of realizing a potential gift the artist must retreat to those Bohemias, halfway between the slums and the library, where life… — Lewis Hyde
Unlike the sale of a commodity, the giving of a gift tends to establish a relationship between the parties involved. When gifts circulate within a… — Lewis Hyde
What is it about a work of art, even when it is bought and sold in the market, that makes us distinguish it from .… — Lewis Hyde
The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle it turns towards him who has been empty-handed the longest, and if… — Lewis Hyde
The best gift an educator can give, to get somebody to become self-reflective. — Randy Pausch
Recognize this as a holy gift and celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing. — Maynard James Keenan
View your burden as a gift. It's the theme that has been given you to work with. Accept that and lean into it. — Anne Tyler
It is an absolutely vain endeavor to attempt to reconstruct or even comprehend the nature of a human being by simply knowing the forces which… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
The holy, all-loving, all-powerful, all-mighty, perfectly peaceful and joyful Life of God is waiting to be ours. It is a priceless gift that comes with… — Eric Ludy
While we lament the apparent injustice of pain and suffering, how often do we forget that every good thing in a fallen world is wholly… — Matt Chandler
The part of us that feels anger and depression is the same part that feels peace and love. If you refuse to feel the anger… — Peter McWilliams
Staying present, living in Presence is the best gift anyone can give to those they love. — Guy Finley
Wages cannot be considered as a gift, because they are due to work, but God has given free grace to all men by the justification… — Hilary of Poitiers
Why is it so? If live is a gift, all that belongs to and is intrinsic to life is going to be a gift. You… — Rajneesh
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift. — Konrad Lorenz
The animals you say were 'sent' for man's free use and nutriment. Pray, then, inform me, and be candid, why came they aeons before man… — Henry Stephens Salt
I got a fur shawl once. I was so disgusted! And I couldn't re-gift it. I don't know anyone who'd want fur. — Jennie Garth
Health care is not just another commodity. It is not a gift to be rationed based on the ability to pay. It is time to… — Edward Kennedy
LEGACY, n. A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of tears. — Ambrose Bierce
Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be true peacemakers, we… — Pope Benedict XVI
Christian joy is a gift of God flowing from a good conscience. — Philip Neri
My choice is what I choose to do, And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to… — Ben Harper
But you will be hard-pressed to find more than a few novels, films, news stories, and TV shows that dare to depict life as a… — Rob Brezsny
Charity is indeed, a great thing, and a gift of God, and when it is rightly ordered likens us unto God himself, as far as… — Saint John Chrysostom
You cannot acquire the gift of peace if by your anger you destroy the peace of the Lord. — Pope Gregory I

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