Quotes about gifts

"A gift blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous."

Bible on gifts   

"Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money."

Cicero, Marcus T. on gifts   

"What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?"

Cicero, Marcus T. on gifts   

"One rose says more than the dozen"

Craig, Wendy on gifts   

"The only gift is a portion of thyself."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on gifts
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"In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all."

Hearst, William Randolph on gifts   

"Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health."

Herbert, George on gifts   

"Every day is a gift- even if it sucks."

Hochman, Sherry on gifts   

"Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money."

Jackson, Robert H. on gifts   

"It takes all the fun out of a bracelet if you have to buy it yourself."

Joyce, Peggy Hopkins on gifts   

"Presents, I often say, endear absents."

Lamb, Charles on gifts   

"Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts."

Ovid on gifts   

"Gifts dissolve rocks."

Proverb on gifts   

"Gifts make their way through stone walls."

Proverb on gifts   

"He that parts with his property before his death prepares himself for much suffering."

Proverb, French on gifts   

"What we share with another ceases to be our own."

Quinet, Edgar on gifts
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"Money is good for bribing yourself through the inconveniences of life."

Reinhardt, Gottfried on gifts   

"To receive gifts is to lose freedom."

Sandi on gifts   

"A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer."

Seneca on gifts   

"Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind."

Shakespeare, William on gifts   

"What you are is God's gift to you, what you do with yourself is your gift to God."

Buscaglia, Leo on gifts
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"Be aware of the high notes, of the blissful faces and their soft messages, and listen for the silent message of a highly decorated gift. "

Stojanovic, Dejan on gifts