Resentment Quote by Edward Sapir

Gifts are thoughtful but not always necessary.

— POB Bismark

Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“What does happen is that if we give them a gift, we will trigger a feeling of indebtedness—a feeling of indebtedness that they’ll want…

— Susan M. Weinschenk

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for…

— Charles Lamb

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving.

— Frank A. Clark

Some people give gifts in order to bewilder, confuse, and manipulate their recipients.

— Mallory Ortberg

“Gifts are very useful to con men. Gifts create a feeling of debt, an itchy anxiety that the recipient is eager to be rid…

— Holly Black

We depend on the gifts of nature, but these gifts must be received with gratitude and not exploited or abused

— Satish Kumar

There are those who give little of the much which they have - and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes…

— Anonymous

If you do not answer the noise and urgency of your gifts, they will turn on you. Or drag you down with their immense…

— Joy Harjo

“Squandering our gifts brings distress to our lives. As it turns out, it’s not merely benign or “too bad” if we don’t use the…

— Brené Brown

To find gratitude and generosity when you could reasonably find hurt and resentment will surprise you. It will be so surprising because you will…

— Henry B. Eyring