Gifts Quotes
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Do not be satisfied with God's calling or His gifts in your life. Be satisfied with Jesus Christ Himself.
Brother Yun -
Enemies gifts are no gifts and do no good.
Sophocles
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But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
Sophocles -
The pride of the body is a barrier against the gifts that purify the soul.
George Eliot -
We are nothing with all our gifts be they ever so great, except God assist us.
Martin Luther -
One of the great gifts of being a human being is that you can get rid of yourself and enter into the oneness of music.
Ray Manzarek The Doors -
The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside.
Homer -
Happiness is essentially perfect; so that the happy man requires in addition the goods of the body, external goods and the gifts of fortune, in order that his activity may not be impeded through lack of them.
Aristotle
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On the other had, a desire to serve Christ in the ministry may become intense before there is evidence of the necessary gifts...If you yearn to serve Christ in the gospel ministry, that desire is surely a calling to prayer for the Spirit; likely it is also a foretaste and earnest of greater gifts in store.
Edmund Clowney -
My relationship with my parents is among the greatest gifts of my life.
Christopher Castellani -
We love that s why life is full of so many wonderful gifts.
Rumi -
The study of economics does not seem to require any specialised gifts of an unusually high order.
John Maynard Keynes -
Children are precious gifts to us all.
Katrina Mayer -
Whether in London’s ornate arcades or Rio’s fractious favelas, whether in the high-rises of Hong Kong or the dusty workspaces of Dharavi, our culture, our prosperity, and our freedom are all ultimately gifts of people living, working, and thinking together—the ultimate triumph of the city.
Edward Glaeser
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The fact that God is sovereign over the distribution of gifts (1 Cor. 12:7) is no reason not to seek the gifts. God is sovereign over our food too, but though he desires to provide it for his children (see Matt. 6:25–34) and wants us to seek his kingdom first (Matt. 6:9–10, 33), he expects us to pray for him to provide our food (Matt. 6:11; 7:7–11).
Craig S. Keener -
Pablo gave me gifts any billionaire gives his girlfriend: a crocodile wallet, a trip. I imagine that Trump gave Melania wallets.
Virginia Vallejo -
The best gifts don’t come from under the tree. I can’t wait to meet you. Happy holidays from my son!
Jaquae -
It is quite unacceptable that a member of Dáil Éireann and in particular a Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach, should be supported in his personal lifestyle by gifts made to him personally.
Bertie Ahern -
My father lived by the philosophy, 'Be yourself, because everyone else is taken,' and he made sure I did, too. Whatever I wanted to do, he supported me. I don't mean that I was spoilt - he didn't believe in material gifts - but he watched my back while I worked to achieve things.
Tommy Lee Mötley Crüe -
We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.
Brandon Mull
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Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives; and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.
Miguel de Cervantes -
People who don't get excited about receiving gifts are tired of life.
Anna Maxted -
As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more good things of life become unexpected gifts that we accept with gratitude.
Etty Hillesum -
God whose gifts in gracious flood Unto all who seek are sent, Only asks you to be good And is content.
Victor Hugo