Sunday 25 November 2012

Gifts - Quotes

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

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present. - Thomas Fuller

A pat on the back and a sympathetic ear are valuable gifts you can give to those you work, and live with. Times of crisis only increase their value. - Unknown

Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within. - Franz Kafka

Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend. - Marian Anderson

Everyone is gifted – but some people never open their package. - Wolfgang Riebe

It is a gift to be simple. - Unknown

Love the giver more than the gift. - Brigham Young

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing. - Charles Lamb

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. - Emile Zola

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. - Charles Dudley Warner

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. - Albert Einstein

The greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends. - Cindy Lew

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. - Brian Tracy

The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention. - Anthony D'Angelo

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern. - Joel Osteen

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. - Denis Waitley

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. - Thich Nhat Hanh

The most precious gifts you can give your loved ones are loving words and deeds, of compassion, forgiveness, appreciation, understanding, and acceptance. - Unknown

The weakest among us has a gift, however seemingly trivial, which is peculiar to him and which worthily used will be a gift also to his race. - John Ruskin

Unconditional love is the greatest gift we can ever give. - Amy Leigh Mercree

We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our special light. - Mary Dunbar

With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing. - Catherine De Hueck

You have three gifts you control: your thoughts, your speech and your behaviour. With these three, you can change your whole life and the whole world. - Unknown

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