This coming weekend I'll be giving some talks with a group of middle schoolers surrounding the topic of gifts. I've begun some pondering and broken down the segments into three categories: gifts received, gifts identified and gifts given. Below are some amazing quotes on gifts to help get the juices going.... You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver. ~Thomas รก Kempis The only gift is a portion of thyself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. ~Seneca We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays But it is a cold, lifeless business when you go t...
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