Bonus Quote by David Cottrell

Gifts are not favors. If you expect something in return, it's not a gift.

— Seth Godin

Never do anything for another with the expectation of gratitude. The expectation itself turns the gift into an exchange and suggests a debt is…

— Michael Josephson

Return something not for the possibility of a reward, but for the joy of giving a gift which you did not have to pay…

— Jarod Kintz

When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.

— Paul Stanley

When a gift is deserved, it is not a gift but a payment.

— Gene Wolfe

A gift much expected is paid, not given.

— George Herbert

I don't expect anything in return when I give you a gift, or simply attention - I do it because I want to show…

— Nishan Panwar

Nothing's a gift, it's all on loan

— Wislawa Szymborska

The act of giving is only called generosity when the one who gives does not expect anything in return.

— Shin Chan

If you lend something you may lose it, but not if you give it. Giving is much better than Lending.

— Vikrant Parsai

What you give ought to be in direct relationship to what you've received. If you have been blessed with a great deal, then you…

— Johnnetta B. Cole

If you only give back what you get from other people, you're not giving as much as you can.

— Ron Kaufman