Gifts Quote by Levi Strauss

“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.”

— Maya Angelou

The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange.

— Thiruvalluvar

Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.

— Maya Angelou

Slaves do what others want. Servants do what others need.

— James Hunter

Giving gifts to others is a fundamental activity, as old as humanity itself. Yet in the modern, complex world, the particulars of gift-giving can…

— Andrew Weil

Gifts are like hooks.

— Martial

For humans, gift giving is a universal ritual laden with evolutionary implications.

— Gad Saad

When a slave begins to take pride in his fetters and hugs them like precious ornaments, the triumph of the slave-owner is complete.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.

— Oprah Winfrey

The way I understand gifts is that the giver must make a sacrifice, create an uneven exchange, bring himself closer to the recipient, create…

— Seth Godin

Gifts are an important and necessary part of our collective lives. We need to give and we need to allow others to give.

— A. A. Gill