Birthday Quote by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

A gift involves sacrifice. If you give away something that you no longer value or want, it cannot be a gift. It is simply…

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

A gift is acceptable according to what the giver has, not according to what he has not.

— John Stott

A gift--its kind, its value and appearance; the silence or the pomp that attends it; the style in which it reaches you--may decide the…

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

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

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

— Gene Wolfe

A gift that cannot be given away ceases to be a gift. The spirit of a gift is kept alive by its constant donation.

— Lewis Hyde

For the will and not the gift makes the giver.

— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

A gift much expected is paid, not given.

— George Herbert

The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

In some cultures, when you give someone a gift, it's expected that they will pass it on. This seems like a peculiar practice in…

— Kabir Sehgal

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Gift giving is one of the oldest forms of human interaction. It is a behaviour all cultures and all classes share.

— A. A. Gill