Gifts

(151 votes)   Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

William Shakespeare
1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor

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(113 votes)   He that parts with his property before his death prepares himself for much suffering.

French Proverbs
Sayings of French Origin

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(99 votes)   A gift blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Bible
Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism

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(98 votes)   A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

Seneca
4 B.C. – 65 A.D., Spanish-born Roman Statesman, philosopher

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(95 votes)   Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Marcus T. Cicero
c. 106-43 BC, Great Roman Orator, Politician

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(91 votes)   Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts.

Ovid
BC 43-18 AD, Roman Poet

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(89 votes)   What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?

Marcus T. Cicero
c. 106-43 BC, Great Roman Orator, Politician

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(88 votes)   What you are is God's gift to you, what you do with yourself is your gift to God.

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(81 votes)   Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.

Robert H. Jackson
1892-1954, American Supreme Court Justice

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(79 votes)   In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.

William Randolph Hearst
1863-1951, American Newspaper Publisher

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(75 votes)   Gifts make their way through stone walls.

Proverbs

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(73 votes)   It takes all the fun out of a bracelet if you have to buy it yourself.

Peggy Joyce

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(72 votes)   Every day is a gift- even if it sucks.

Sherry Hochman

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(72 votes)   Presents, I often say, endear absents.

Charles Lamb
1775-1834, British Essayist, Critic

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(70 votes)   Money is good for bribing yourself through the inconveniences of life.

Gottfried Reinhardt

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