GIFTS

Quote: A gift blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous. Author: Bible Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism

Quote: Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money. Author: Marcus T. Cicero c. 106-43 BC, Great Roman Orator, Politician

Quote: What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children? Author: Marcus T. Cicero c. 106-43 BC, Great Roman Orator, Politician

Quote: One rose says more than the dozen Author: Wendy Craig

Quote: The only gift is a portion of thyself. Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist

Quote: In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all. Author: William Randolph Hearst 1863-1951, American Newspaper Publisher

Quote: Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health. Author: George Herbert 1593-1632, British Metaphysical Poet

Quote: Every day is a gift- even if it sucks. Author: Sherry Hochman

Quote: Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money. Author: Robert H. Jackson 1892-1954, American Supreme Court Justice

Quote: It takes all the fun out of a bracelet if you have to buy it yourself. Author: Peggy Joyce

Quote: Presents, I often say, endear absents. Author: Charles Lamb 1775-1834, British Essayist, Critic

Quote: Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts. Author: Ovid BC 43-18 AD, Roman Poet

Quote: Gifts dissolve rocks. Author: Proverb

Quote: Gifts make their way through stone walls. Author: Proverb

Quote: He that parts with his property before his death prepares himself for much suffering. Author: French Proverb Sayings of French Origin

Quote: What we share with another ceases to be our own. Author: Edgar Quinet 1803-1875, French Poet, Historian, Politician

Quote: Money is good for bribing yourself through the inconveniences of life. Author: Gottfried Reinhardt

Quote: To receive gifts is to lose freedom. Author: Sandi

Quote: A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. Author: Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D., Spanish-born Roman Statesman, philosopher

Quote: Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. Author: William Shakespeare 1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor

Quote: What you are is God's gift to you, what you do with yourself is your gift to God. Author: Source Unknown