64 Inspirational Quotes About Gifts (GIVING)

Top 14 Most Famous Quotes About Gifts (BEST)

“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.”
Walter Anderson

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. ― Mary Oliver — Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. ― **Mary Oliver**

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love. - Leo Buscaglia — **Love** is always bestowed as a gift – freely, willingly and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved; we love to love. – **Leo Buscaglia**

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. - Leo Buscaglia — Your **talent** is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. – **Leo Buscaglia**

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Gautama Buddha — **Health** is the greatest gift, **contentment** the greatest **wealth**, **faithfulness** the best **relationship**. – **Gautama Buddha**

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. - Orison Swett Marden — We must give more in order to get more. It is the **generous** giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. – Orison Swett Marden

Some gifts are big. Others are small. But the ones that come from the heart are the best gifts of all. – Tinku Razoria

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back. — The greatest gift you can give someone is your **time** because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.

Being gifted doesn’t mean you’ve been given something. It means, you have something to give.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift! - Joyce Meyer — Every day is a gift from God. **Learn** to **focus** on the Giver and enjoy the gift! – **Joyce Meyer**

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present. - Bil Keane — Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. – Bil Keane

There are souls in this world who have the gift of finding joy everywhere, and leaving it behind them when they go. ― Frederick William Faber

Every day is a gift, and every day is an opportunity to give. - T.D. Jakes — Every day is a gift, and every day is an **opportunity** to **give**. – T.D. Jakes

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God. ― Hans Urs von Balthasar — What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God. ― Hans Urs von Balthasar

2 Quotes on Memories and Gifts

Memories are perhaps the best gifts of all. - Gloria Gaither — **Memories** are perhaps the best gifts of all. – Gloria Gaither

Memory was a curse, yes, he thought, but it was also the greatest gift. Because if you lost memory you lost everything. ― Anne Rice — **Memory** was a curse, yes, he thought, but it was also the greatest gift. Because if you lost memory you lost everything. ― Anne Rice

5 Quotes About Gifts and Friendships

“Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one’s self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.”
Thomas Hughes

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend. ― Marian Anderson — Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good **friend**. ― Marian Anderson

A friend is a gift you give yourself. ― Robert Louis Stevenson — A friend is a gift you give yourself. ― **Robert Louis Stevenson**

Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free. ― Jenny Valentine

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. - Hubert H. Humphrey — The greatest gift of life is **friendship**, and I have received it. – Hubert H. Humphrey

10 Inspirational Quotes About Gifts

“A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love we need never fear abandonment. This is the most precious gift true love offers – the experience of knowing we always belong.”
Bell Hooks

The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility. - Paul Newman — The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility. – Paul Newman

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow. ― Anthony Robbins — Every problem is a gift – without problems we would not grow. ― **Anthony Robbins**

The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention. – Anthony J. D’Angelo — The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention. – **Anthony J. D’Angelo**

“Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it. Far the greatest things grow by God’s law out of the smallest. But to live your life, you must discipline it.”
Florence Nightingale

Nature's beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude. - Louie Schwartzberg — Nature’s **beauty** is a gift that cultivates **appreciation** and **gratitude**. – Louie Schwartzberg

Love the giver more than the gift. - Brigham Young — Love the giver more than the gift. – Brigham Young

I try to be grateful for the abundance of the blessings that I have, for the journey that I'm on and to relish each day as a gift. - James McGreevey — I try to be grateful for the abundance of the blessings that I have, for the journey that I’m on and to relish each day as a gift. – James McGreevey

The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift. – Joel Osteen — The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift. – **Joel Osteen**

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. – David Viscott — The meaning of life is to find your gift. The **purpose** of life is to give it away. – David Viscott

2 Quotes on Forgiveness and Gifts

Forgiveness is the one gift you don't give to others. Rather, it is the gift you give yourself, so you can finally be free. ― Shannon Alder — **Forgiveness** is the one gift you don’t give to others. Rather, it is the gift you give yourself, so you can finally be free. ― Shannon Alder

The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good. - Joe Biden — The greatest gift is the ability to forget – to forget the bad things and focus on the good. – **Joe Biden**

4 Quotes on Gifts and Success

“The best gift you can ever give your mentor is to grow. They feed off your growth. I believe that everyone has the seed of success inside, but too many people can’t find it in themselves and as a result do not reach their potential. But there are those whose purpose in life is to fertilize the seed of potential in another, who are rewarded by seeing that person grow and blossom before their eyes. Raising up others to a higher level is a mentor’s joy and sustenance.”
John C. Maxwell

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. - Emile Zola — The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. – **Emile Zola**

Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success! - David O. McKay — Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is **success**! – David O. McKay

The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful. - Jon Taffer — The greatest gift of **leadership** is a boss who wants you to be successful. – Jon Taffer

7 Quotes About Sharing Gifts with Others

“Love can be a natural endowment, a present, or a gift. If it is not just a donation, it can be a divine talent. Since love is a silver bullet, it can make the unimaginable possible through the power of its inspiration.”
Erik Pevernagie

The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness. ― Esther Hicks — The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own **happiness**. ― Esther Hicks

The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it. - Marge Piercy — The best gift you can give is a **hug**: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it. – Marge Piercy

I think fun is one of the best gifts we can give to each other. If everyone was having fun we'd be in good shape. - Alex Ebert — I think fun is one of the best gifts we can give to each other. If everyone was having fun we’d be in good shape. – Alex Ebert

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence. – Thich Nhat Hanh — If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence. – **Thich Nhat Hanh**

Expressing gratitude to others is a gift to them. Experiencing gratitude is a gift to yourself. – Michael Josephson — Expressing **gratitude** to others is a gift to them. Experiencing gratitude is a gift to yourself. – Michael Josephson

Everyone knows how to love because we are all born with that gift. – Paulo Coelho — Everyone knows how to love because we are all born with that gift. – **Paulo Coelho**

5 Quotes About Gifts and Family

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. - Desmond Tutu — You don’t choose your **family**. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – **Desmond Tutu**

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. - Bill Vaughan — The best of all gifts around any **Christmas** tree: the presence of a happy **family** all wrapped up in each other. – Bill Vaughan

I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you. - Joyce Meyer — I believe that the greatest gift you can give your **family** and the world is a **healthy** you. – **Joyce Meyer**

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. ― Jim Valvano — My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he **believed** in me. ― Jim Valvano

Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people. ― Michelle Obama — **Time**, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people. ― **Michelle Obama**

8 Wise Quotes About Gifts that will Make You Think

“My whole life has been about changing negatives into positives. I got famous, then I got cancer, and now I live to talk about it. Sometimes the best gifts come in the ugliest packages.”
Fran Drescher

A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect. ― Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Breath is the finest gift of nature. Be grateful for this wonderful gift. ― Amit Ray — Breath is the finest gift of **nature**. Be grateful for this wonderful gift. ― **Amit Ray**

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. ― Charles M. Schulz — If I were given the **opportunity** to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to **learn** to laugh at himself. ― **Charles M. Schulz**

I believe the best gift you could ever give a woman is your time. - Ziad K. Abdelnour — I believe the best gift you could ever give a woman is your **time**. – Ziad K. Abdelnour

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving. - Erma Bombeck — Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving. – Erma Bombeck

The best gifts come from the heart, not the store. - Sarah Dessen — The best gifts come from the heart, not the store. – Sarah Dessen

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift. - Kate DiCamillo — **Reading** should not be presented to children as a chore, a **duty**. It should be offered as a gift. – Kate DiCamillo

2 Quotes on the Gift of Being Beautiful

Beauty is a gift, just like good health or intelligence. The only thing is not to be proud of being beautiful. Because you didn't do anything - it was given to you. - Monica Bellucci — Beauty is a gift, just like good health or **intelligence**. The only thing is not to be proud of being beautiful. Because you didn’t do anything – it was given to you. – Monica Bellucci

Beauty is a fragile gift. - Ovid — Beauty is a fragile gift. – **Ovid**

5 Inspiring Quotes on God’s Gifts to Us

“I’m not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.”
Christina Aguilera