Christine Lavin Quotes

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

It's not about how big or expensive a present is, it's the thought that is so nice.

To give is one of the greatest gifts one could ever receive.

The greatest gift that you can give another person is to gracefully receive whatever it is that they want to give us.

Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt 'thank you,' is like wrapping a gift for someone and never giving it to them.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

When people do things for you, it's because they want to - because you, in some way, give them something meaningful that makes them want to please you, not because anyone owes you anything.

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

For the will and not the gift makes the giver.

Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend better than any possession.

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

He who gives love, receives love.

Now that we have a bit of money, it is nice to get gifts for people. Before I was getting and not really giving.

I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.

There is sublime thieving in all giving. Someone gives us all he has and we are his.

You have to give people the pleasure of giving you.

Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.

For the most part, I feel really comfortable with what I've given to the people. I want to give it to them again.

I make you a gift of these Blacks, of their children, their horses, their weapons, and all they possess. Share them among you.