Gifts And Giving Quotes

But it is a cold, lifeless business when you go to the shops to buy something, which does not represent your life and talent, but a goldsmith's.

I know what I have given you, I do not know what you have received.

Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-caluculated less or more.

There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself.

That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.

Love the giver more than the gift.

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'

The gift without the giver is rare.

It's more blessed to give than to receive - especially kittens.

Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.