Gift Quotes
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Eternal life is not a gift from God; eternal life is the gift OF GOD.
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The gift of water, air, soap, and time allows us to heal and relieve our psyche and soul.
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A gift of flowers to a woman implies that she is as deliciously desirable as the blossoms themselves; but there may be another and hidden message, contained in the old-fashioned phrases like 'shy as a violet, 'clinging vine,' not originally conceived as pejoratives, that tells more of the truth - which is that flowers are also emblems of feminine submission.
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The greatest gift that God in His bounty made in creation, and the most conformable to His goodness, and that which He prizes the most, was the freedom of will, with which the creatures with intelligence, they all and they alone, were and are endowed.
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Time is a very precious gift - so precious that it is only given to us moment by moment.
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I think it was a gift. I was very disappointed in my skate.
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He who wholly renounces himself, and relies not on mere human reason, will make good progress in the Scriptures; but the world comprehends them not, from ignorance of that mortification which is the gift of God's word.
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As important as the funds are, the vision is the greatest gift.
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Italia! O Italia! thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty.
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I talked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, who agreed with me that if you have a gift there is always stuff to do.
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But this I know; the writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master--something that at times strangely wills and works for itself. He may lay down rules and devise principles, and to rules and principles it will perhaps for years lie in subjection; and then, haply without any warning of revolt, there comes a time when it will no longer consent.
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What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth.
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Ours is the Spirit of the Eucharist, the total Gift of Self.
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift.
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I was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
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Stifling our emotions is like marking "return to sender" on God's good gift.
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A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.
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Life as we knew it is passing away, and something new is emerging to take its place, The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life.
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I give you a gift, you're gonna stand here and show up my pitcher? Run, dummy!
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The gift of professional maturity comes only to the psychologist who knows the history of his science.
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The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
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Freedom is not a gift of heaven, you have to fight for it every day.
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Merit is a work for the sake of which Christ gives rewards. But no such work is to be found, for Christ gives by promise. Just as if a prince should say to me, "Come to me in my castle, and I will give you a hundred florins." I do a work, certainly, in going to the castle, but the gift is not given me as the reward of my work in going, but because the prince promised it to me.
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Perspective is a gift nowadays.
