See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance Votes: 4
Jon Kabat-ZinnGifts and abilities, no matter how magnificent, are either limited or enhanced by character. Votes: 3
John WimberGifts are abilities God gives us to meet the needs of others in Christ's name. Votes: 3
Timothy KellerGifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. Votes: 3
Peg BrackenGifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts. Votes: 3
OvidGifts count for nothing; will alone is great; All things give way before it, soon or late. Votes: 3
Ella Wheeler WilcoxGifts are as gold that adorns the temple; grace is like the temple that sanctifies the gold. Votes: 3
William BurkittGifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s. Votes: 3
Bruce CockburnIt's difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind. Votes: 2
Linda BlairIt's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. Votes: 2
Maya AngelouTry not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Votes: 2
Jennie FinchAbove all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. Votes: 2
Francis of AssisiFriendship freely given and gratefully received is one of life's greatest gifts. Votes: 1
Napoleon HillOf all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children Votes: 1
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe best things in life must come by effort from within, not by gifts from the outside. Votes: 1
Fred Pierce CorsonToo many people are buying gifts for themselves when they pick out a gift for a friend. Votes: 1
Phoebe CatesI never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are Votes: 1
Mexican ProverbLiberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed. Votes: 0
Jean de la BruyereLee's great gifts are teaching and inspirational guidance, not administration and management. Votes: 0
Cheryl CrawfordAll sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted. Votes: 0
Janet Erskine StuartRare and precious gifts,gold and myrrh and frankincense,to offer a king. Votes: 0
Richelle E. GoodrichFaith is the courageous confidence that trusts in the Source of all gifts. Votes: 0
David Steindl-RastThe miracle is life, time and nature, three sacred gifts, ends with 'e'. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaMy relationship with my parents is among the greatest gifts of my life. Votes: 0
Christopher CastellaniThe good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them. Votes: 0
Stephen NealWe are endowed with different kinds of gifts for different kinds of services. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaVibrate on a frequency that embraces the gifts, growth, and change of others. Votes: 0
Casar JacobsonBooks make great gifts because they expand your horizons and keep you cooking. Votes: 0
Emeril LagasseReceive the gifts of fortune without pride, and part with them without reluctance. Votes: 0
Marcus AureliusFresh, solid ideas feel like gifts to writers, therefore every morning is Christmas. Votes: 0
Criss JamiCharacter and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts. Votes: 0
Baltasar GracianCompassion leads to freedom of discovering your voice, your gifts, and your purpose. Votes: 0
Robert V. TaylorThe ordinary stories of our ordinary lives have extraordinary gifts coded within them Votes: 0
Christina BaldwinIt is the privilege of greatness to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheSome people give gifts in order to bewilder, confuse, and manipulate their recipients. Votes: 0
Mallory OrtbergIt's always consoling to know that today's Christmas gifts are tomorrow's garage sales. Votes: 0
Milton BerleGreat men are among the best gifts which God bestows upon a people. Votes: 0
George Stillman HillardPeople with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonJazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals. Votes: 0
Max de PreeThe gifts of genius are far greater than the givers themselves venture to suppose. Votes: 0
Moses HarveyIts difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind Votes: 0
Linda BlairYou're supposed to be using your gifts and fulfilling your dreams, at every age. Votes: 0
Victoria MoranThe sea's only gifts are harsh blows and occasionally the chance to feel strong. Votes: 0
Primo LeviI get such lovely gifts from fans... amazing pictures, handmade jewellery. I'm very lucky! Votes: 0
Leona LewisOf all the gifts You have offered to God, Your happiness-gift He treasures most. Votes: 0
Sri ChinmoyEach citizen should play his part in the community according to his individual gifts. Votes: 0
PlatoOne of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is your own wholeness. Votes: 0
Stormie OmartianMy grammy never gave gifts, you know. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks. Votes: 0
Woody AllenGreat men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonMy talents are in demand, and my unique gifts are appreciated by those around me. Votes: 0
Louise HayChildren remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult times. Votes: 0
Allen KleinOf gifts, there seems none more becoming to offer a friend than a beautiful book. Votes: 0
Amos Bronson AlcottYou have to accept gifts occasionally, because there are some things you can't give yourself Votes: 0
Michael Marshall SmithVitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws. Votes: 0
Leonardo da VinciWe are forced to respect the gifts of nature, which study and fortune cannot give. Votes: 0
Luc de ClapiersDiscerning our personal gifts is essential if we are to experience harmony in our lives. Votes: 0
Sarah Ban BreathnachI value this delicious home-feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow. Votes: 0
Washington IrvingFaith, repentance, and holiness are no less the free gifts of God than eternal life. Votes: 0
Augustus TopladyI've learned that forgiving is one of the greatest gifts that I can give myself. Votes: 0
Maya AngelouThe greatest of all gifts is the power to estimate things at their true worth Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldA man does not possess all the gifts, lest he think that grace is nature. Votes: 0
Saint John ChrysostomGod gives us many gifts, but never permanence; that we must seek in his arms. Votes: 0
Sheldon VanaukenHow generous was it to offer gifts to people one knew would never accept them? Votes: 0
Alain de BottonThe priceless gifts (life, love, joy, goodness, family, nature) are freely given by the Creator. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaMore and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment. Votes: 0
Edward SapirI would like to think all our gifts and talents and abilities come from God. Votes: 0
Margaret KeanePleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find. Votes: 0
William WordsworthYou are given the gifts of the gods; you create your reality according to your beliefs. Votes: 0
Jane RobertsTo sense which gifts to accept which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom. Votes: 0
Sharon SalzbergTo sense which gifts to accept & which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom. Votes: 0
Sharon SalzbergWe don't have to be perfect to experience the blessings and gifts of our Heavenly Father. Votes: 0
Dieter F. UchtdorfWhen gifts are replaced by rights, so is gratitude replaced by claims. And claims breed resentment Votes: 0
Roger ScrutonBrands and branding are the most significant gifts that commerce has ever made to popular culture. Votes: 0
Wally OlinsWe all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are. Votes: 0
Brandon MullOne of the greatest gifts we can give to another generation is our experience, our wisdom. Votes: 0
Desmond TutuAmong the gifts of serving others, then, is that we ourselves find our place of belonging. Votes: 0
Reggie McNealFiguring out our gifts in life is part of our journey to becoming enlightened human beings. Votes: 0
Allison DuBoisI respect deeply that each project brings its own secret and wonderful gifts and happy accidents. Votes: 0
Lake BellThe least grace is a better security for heaven than the greatest gifts or privileges whatsoever. Votes: 0
John OwenThe woman was sane; she accepted the heavy penalties of reality and enjoyed its gifts also. Votes: 0
Joanne GreenbergEmbrace more deeply His love, His mercy and grace, and the powerful gifts of His Atonement. Votes: 0
Neil L. AndersenChanges and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below. Votes: 0
Noam ChomskyTrue forgiveness is one of the most healing releasing, and freeing gifts we give to ourselves. Votes: 0
Brandon BaysWe differ from one another in our individual gifts which, however, belong to our inner nature. Votes: 0
Rudolf SteinerLife is not a gift to be received, but rather, infinite gifts that we can give. Votes: 0
Benjamin F SullivanDoesnt matter what your skill and physical gifts are if you cant get your head right. Votes: 0
Mark CubanThe best work flows from us effortlessly. Allow the gifts of spirit to come to you. Votes: 0
Deepak ChopraWe are nothing with all our gifts be they ever so great, except God assist us. Votes: 0
Martin LutherYour words and wishes are cheap if they do not find expression in your actual gifts. Votes: 0
A. B. SimpsonEvery one of us comes into this life with lessons to learn and gifts to give. Votes: 0
Shakti GawainChildren are gifts. They are not ours for the breaking. They are ours for the making. Votes: 0
Dan PearceI still believe that music is one of the greatest gifts that God gave to man. Votes: 0
George MichaelIt is one of Heaven's best gifts to hold such a dear creature in one's arms. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhat is the purpose of a city if not to grant the greatest of gifts, anonymity? Votes: 0
Rabih AlameddineI know that great gifts come at a price, and that not all talent inspires admiration. Votes: 0
Sally O'ReillyI'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself. Votes: 0
Loretta YoungHeaven would that she these gifts should have, and I to live and die her slave. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareGod has given some gifts to the whole human race, from which no one is excluded. Votes: 0
Seneca the YoungerEvery day is a gift. That said, I've gotten some pretty shitty gifts over the years... Votes: 0
Dana GouldOne of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us Votes: 0
Dean KoontzWhy work? The gods are there to lavish upon the faithful the good gifts of nature. Votes: 0
Paul GauguinOnce you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way Votes: 0
Judith JamisonOur love for God is tested by the question of whether we seek Him or His gifts. Votes: 0
Ralph Washington SockmanThe greatest gifts my parents gave to me...were their unconditional love and a set of values. Votes: 0
Colin PowellKindness is one of the best gifts you can bestow... We know that inherently that feels great. Votes: 0
Joe RoganI give novels as gifts, and there is nothing I like to receive more as a gift. Votes: 0
Khaled HosseiniI feel overwhelmingly grateful to them, but I don't know what to do with their invisible gifts. Votes: 0
J. D. SalingerTime has nothing to do with the gifts that the gods give you; it's what you do. Votes: 0
Anita BakerFor here lies the pleasure of living: In taking God's bounties, and giving The gifts back again. Votes: 0
Ella Wheeler WilcoxWhatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service. Votes: 0
Saint AugustineLife is constantly supporting us and giving us gifts. It's a matter of opening ourselves to that. Votes: 0
Dan MillmanThe study of economics does not seem to require any specialised gifts of an unusually high order. Votes: 0
John Maynard KeynesI consider myself an artist. God granted me some gifts so that I could express myself artistically. Votes: 0
Don JohnsonThe richest gifts we can bestow are the least marketable. We hate the kindness which we understand. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauNo one in the world was ever you before, with your particular gifts and abilities and possibilities. Votes: 0
Joseph CampbellWhat answer to the meaning of existence should one require beyond the right to exercise one's gifts? Votes: 0
W. H. AudenGod has given us all wonderful unique gifts and talents to use to glorify and celebrate Him. Votes: 0
Victoria OsteenThe gifts we are given in life require the best of us, not merely our best intentions. Votes: 0
Les BrownI do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari. Votes: 0
Dean KoontzThe gifts of God are not to be rejected on account of the channel that brings them. Votes: 0
Francois FenelonFor what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself? Votes: 0
John CalvinBut, oh, Thou bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art, of all Thy gifts, Thyself thy crown! Votes: 0
William CowperBut this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless. Votes: 0
SophoclesOf all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children? Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroOf all God's gifts to the sighted man, color is holiest, the most divine, the most solemn. Votes: 0
John RuskinSuch bliss is not meant to last. In my husband's house, my children were my real gifts. Votes: 0
Ru FreemanMy journey to the land of the Shuar tribe had taught me the importance of practical gifts. Votes: 0
Tahir ShahSingleness is a gift; marriage is a gift. We should not misuse the gifts we've been given. Votes: 0
Alistair BeggOne of the greatest gifts that 'Homeland' has given me is it's affirming on a daily basis. Votes: 0
Mandy PatinkinCertainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly. Votes: 0
Loretta YoungWhat you should want from life is an arena big enough to express your talents and gifts. Votes: 0
Pleasant RowlandTurkey is undoubtedly one of the best gifts that the New World has made to the Old. Votes: 0
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinWarning: we may become so enamored with God's good gifts that we fail to worship the Giver. Votes: 0
A. B. SimpsonThere are hearts to gladden... kind words to say... gifts to be given... deeds to be done. Votes: 0
Thomas S. MonsonGod has bestowed two gifts on man: hope and ignorance. Ignorance is the better of the two. Votes: 0
Victor HugoThe gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once you're gone. Votes: 0
Donald E. Williams, Jr.A happy childhood is one of the best gifts that parents have in their power to bestow. Votes: 0
Mary CholmondeleyStories are one of the greatest gifts we can give to our children. Stories are equipment for life. Votes: 0
Matthew KniselyNever mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world. Votes: 0
Maeve BinchyIf only you knew all the gifts that you bring to others. You would never feel sad again. Votes: 0
Neale Donald WalschBlessed are they who have the gift of making friends,for it is one of God's best gifts. Votes: 0
Thomas HughesHere's how to determine God's will for your life: Go wherever your gifts will be exploited the most. Votes: 0
John StottHappiness and a positive attitude are gifts you can pass along. So get out there and start giving. Votes: 0
Denise AustinOne of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents. Votes: 0
Sean CoveyGratitude is the joy that arises in response to God's good will toward us in all his gifts. Votes: 0
John PiperAll gifts from God are intended to direct our attention to God and create fresh affection for God. Votes: 0
C. J. MahaneyThe most amazing thing is that all my sorrows, all of my darkest moments, are becoming my gifts. Votes: 0
Anna WhiteGreat churches aren't built on the gifts or talents of a few, but on the sacrifice of many. Votes: 0
Brian HoustonLove and death are the great gifts that are given to us; mostly they are passed on unopened. Votes: 0
Rainer Maria RilkeActing is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four. Votes: 0
Katharine HepburnThe great danger of riches is that our affections will be carried away from God to His gifts. Votes: 0
John PiperOf all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top. Votes: 0
Norman CousinsI do not believe that gifts, whether of mind or character, can be weighed like sugar and butter Votes: 0
Virginia WoolfGreat love, like great genius, can never be a duty: both are life's gracious gifts to its elect. Votes: 0
Ellen KeySometimes, you get no second chance and that its best to accept the gifts the world offers you. Votes: 0
Paulo CoelhoA gift without a heart behind it is a bribe. God asks for our heart, not our gifts. Votes: 0
Samuel ChadwickI always brought up my children not to believe in Mothers Day gifts, and now I regret it. Votes: 0
Lauren BacallWe human beings are never happier than when we are expressing the deepest gifts that are truly us. Votes: 0
Os GuinnessThe handsome gifts that fate and nature lend us Most often are the very ones that end us. Votes: 0
Geoffrey ChaucerI've given gifts in the Tour de France and it's come back to bit me. So no gifts. Votes: 0
Lance ArmstrongRiches and power are but gifts of blind fate, whereas goodness is the result of one's own merits. Votes: 0
HeloiseI've learned one important thing about God's gifts - what we do with them is our gift to Him. Votes: 0
Robert WagnerWhen we love and want nothing but good for that person, it's one of the greatest gifts we possess. Votes: 0
Anne RiceDo not waste your life, in search for a job.Use your special gifts to create work for yourself. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaYou have half our gifts. I the other. Together we make a whole. Together we are much more powerful. Votes: 0
Joss StirlingWhen the fruit of your service is out of all proportion to the gifts you possess, THAT is Blessing! Votes: 0
Watchman NeeWe all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are. Votes: 0
Fred RogersAs part of humanity, each of us is called to develop and share the unique gifts we are given. Votes: 0
Mollie MartiWe do not obtain the most precious gifts by going in search of them but by waiting for them. Votes: 0
Simone WeilA happy birthday is measured not in the amount one of gifts, but in the amount one is loved. Votes: 0
Todd StockerRings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonIt's my new single - please buy it so we can get Christmas gifts for the kids this year. Votes: 0
Stevie WonderOne of the greatest gifts you can get as a writer is to be born into an unhappy family. Votes: 0
Pat ConroyI want to use my gifts to tell the truth, and to tell it as beautifully as I can. Votes: 0
Andrew PetersonTrust not the horse, O Trojans. Be it what it may, I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts. Votes: 0
VirgilHowever, all gifts seem now to be absorbed in one and a man must be either a Preacher or nothing. Votes: 0
Adam ClarkeI view the experiences that I have had - both the tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts. Votes: 0
Deval PatrickIf others don't use their gifts, you get cheated, and if you don;t use your gifts, they get cheated. Votes: 0
Rick WarrenI start casting early in the writing process, so I can tailor the script to the gifts of the actors. Votes: 0
Judd ApatowIf we are meant to be gifts to one another, living in the past negates the present we need to be. Votes: 0
T.F. HodgeO my God, how true it is that we may have of Thy gifts and yet may be full of ourselves! Votes: 0
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte GuyonThe goal in life is not to attain some imaginary ideal; it is to find and fully use our own gifts. Votes: 0
Gay HendricksOne of the biggest gifts that you can give your daughter is to show her that you love what you do. Votes: 0
Maggie WilderotterLeadership is the catalytic gift that energizes, directs, and empowers all the other gifts.
Bill Hybels