Gift Quotes

3896 Gift quotes by 2331 unique authors

This must be a gift book. That is to say a book, which you wouldn't take on any other terms. — Dorothy Parker
All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being… — Anita Brookner
Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and… — Albert Camus
The only way to drive out bad culture is to create good culture. We need to recognize that artistic talent is a gift from the… — C.S. Lewis
Communication is an offering. When you tell someone your truth, you must release your expectation of what the other person should do with it. They… — Alan Cohen
Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor. — Seneca the Younger
You have to temper the iron. Every hardship is an opportunity that you are given, an opportunity to grow. To grow is the sole purpose… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up any natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand… — Samuel Adams
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven. — John Dryden
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz
Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual… — Mary McCarthy
The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself. — Mae West
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. — Plautus
What will your children remember? We can change the world inside our own houses. Take the gift of this moment and make something beautiful of… — Gloria Gaither
Spend at least one Mother's Day with your respective mothers before you decide on marriage. If a man gives his mother a gift certificate for… — Erma Bombeck
The past which you carry in your purse is a gift and a curse when you goin' head first. — Drake
It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift. — Beyonce Knowles
Motherhood implies from the beginning a special openness to the new person: and this is precisely the woman's 'part'. In this openness, in conceiving and… — Pope John Paul II
From a hundred cultures, [there is] one culture which does what no culture has ever done before-gives a place to every human gift. — Margaret Mead
‎Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each… — Oprah Winfrey
At last, psychology gets serious about glee, fun, and happiness. Martin Seligman has given us a gift-a practical map for the perennial quest for a… — Daniel Goleman
Life is ever giving of Itself. We must receive, utilize and extend the gift. Success and prosperity are spiritual attributes belonging to all people. — Ernest Holmes
But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for men have entered… — Francis Bacon
Montaigne simply turns his mind loose and writes whatever he feels like writing. Mostly, he wants to say that reason is not a special, unique… — Lewis Thomas

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