Quotes about gifts

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

— Bible

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

— Marcus T. Cicero

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

— Marcus T. Cicero

One rose says more than the dozen

— Wendy Craig

The only gift is a portion of thyself.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.

— William Randolph Hearst

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

— George Herbert

Every day is a gift- even if it sucks.

— Sherry Hochman

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

— Robert H. Jackson

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

— Peggy Hopkins Joyce

Presents, I often say, endear absents.

— Charles Lamb

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

— Ovid

Gifts dissolve rocks.

— Proverb

Gifts make their way through stone walls.

— Proverb

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

— French Proverb

What we share with another ceases to be our own.

— Edgar Quinet

Money is good for bribing yourself through the inconveniences of life.

— Gottfried Reinhardt

To receive gifts is to lose freedom.

— Sandi

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

— Seneca

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

— William Shakespeare

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

— Leo Buscaglia

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.

— Dejan Stojanovic