Quotes About Gift

after I had calmed down my first thoughts were of my family who hadn't made it, and I decided then, at that moment, that whatever else I did I would try to help other people for the rest of my days as a repayment for the gift of life which had been given back to me.

Sé practico: regala un ataúd

Truly a wife is God's gift.

Life is a gift of nature but beautiful living is the gift of wisdom.

Hence poetry implies either a happy gift of nature or a strain of madness. In the one case a man can take the mould of any character; in the other, he is lifted out of his proper self.

Michael's generation—its history of fighting disease and bigotry—sometimes made him grumpier than Ben would like him to be, but he knew what he'd found in Michael: a gift for intimacy like none Ben had ever known.

You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the unmanufactured tissue of the universe of your life! It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions. A highly singular commodity, showered upon you in a manner as singular as the commodity itself!

One's first existence was a precious gift which would never be repeated.

La primera existencia era un precioso don que jamás se volvía a repetir. Era maravilloso contemplar la vida por primera vez, como en la frescura de la aurora.

It was a net from which it seemed to me, a few hours ago, that there was no possible escape. But he had not that supreme gift of the artist, the knowledge of when to stop. He wished to improve that which was already perfect . . . and so he ruined all.

You have a grand gift of silence, Watson," said he. "It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.

Milord, Knight in Shining Armor, methinks thou hast a present in thy chamber.

Let's look to this day, and only this day. This gift of a perfect summer morning.

Yesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mistery. Today is a gift, that's why they call it the present.

He formed his sentences hesitantly and then threw them at me with such force that I felt as if I were receiving a present each time

Nöyryys on samaa kuin tieto, ettei siinä mitä sanotaan minäksi ole lainkaan sellaista energiaa, jonka avulla pääsisimme kohoamaan. Kaikki mitä minussa on arvokasta, on poikkeuksetta peräisin muualta; eikä se ole lahjaa vaa lainaa, joka on alituisesti uudistettava. Kaikki mitä minussa itsessäni on, on poikkeuksetta arvotonta; ja jos anastan omakseni muualta saamiani lahjoja, nekin heti muuttuvat arvottomiksi.

He who treats as equals those who are far below him in strength really makes them a gift of the quality of human beings, of which fate had deprived them. As far as it is possible for a creature, he reproduces the original generosity of the Creator with regard to them. This is the most Christian of virtues.

The message of the incarnate Christ is glorious indeed, but it must never be severed from the message of the indwelling Christ. He who came for us as a baby now dwells in us as the Lord of glory through His Spirit. That is His gift to us. The indwelling Christ seeks one gift from you in return. You.

Te ruego que consideres que Dios el Padre, al ser movido en Su Hijo Jesucristo únicamente por Su amor gratuito hacia la humanidad perdida, ha efectuado un acta de donación a todos ellos, para que todo aquel que cree en este Su Hijo, no perezca, sino que tenga vida eterna.3

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Six-sensories feel secure because they are connected to their sacred gift, their Universal Light, and while they may have flickering moments of fear, they know they will always receive Divine support to help them overcome it.

believe that is the secret gift of Paris and the real reason it casts such a spell on people all over the world. It demands that you recognize and insist on the most beautiful version of life, inside and out. Like polishing a diamond, living in Paris casts off the shadow and forces your true light to shine. And the process hurts.

Albert Einstein when he said, "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

It's his mother's birthday? But he didn't tell me. I don't have a card. I don't have a gift. How could he do this to me? Men are crap.