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| >You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~ Kahlil Gibran, |
| What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~ Portuguese Proverb |
| A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver. ~ Thomas á Kempis |
| The only gift is a portion of thyself. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| 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. ~ Seneca |
| We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, |
| 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. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Gifts," |
| If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. ~ George MacDonald |
| The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. ~ Pierre Corneille, |
| Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money. ~ Author Unknown |
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| A hug is a great gift – one size fits all, and it’s easy to exchange. ~ Author Unknown |
| If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken. ~ Idries Shah |
‘Tis blessed to bestow, and yet,
Could we bestow the gifts we get,
And keep the ones we give away,
How happy were our Christmas day!
~ Carolyn Wells |
| To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving. ~ Max Beerbohm |
Pleasure is spread through the earth
In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find.
~ William Wordsworth |
| What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~ Eleanor Powell |
| The Lord loveth a cheerful giver. He also accepteth from a grouch. ~ Catherine Hall |
| The Christmas season has come to mean the period when the public plays Santa Claus to the merchants. ~ John Andrew Holmes |
| May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! ~ Author Unknown |
| God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame. ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
| God waits to win back his own flowers as gifts from man’s hands. ~ Rabindranath Tagore, |
| You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. ~ Author Unknown |
| To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year. ~ Elwyn Brooks White |
| Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas. ~ Kin Hubbard |
| I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" ~ William A. Ward |
| It isn’t the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it. ~ Quoted in |
| Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~ William A. Ward |
| Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. ~ Ruth Ann Schabacker |
| Change always comes bearing gifts. ~ Price Pritchett |