Theocritus Quotes

The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best.

It takes very little effort to make someone happy.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.

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.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

Gifts can incline great hearts.

One of the greatest gifts in life is giving time and giving love. It helps me to stay grateful and happy.

There is generosity in giving, but gentleness in receiving.

I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else. Brian Sibley: Or brains even? Oh gosh, yes, brains is one of the least. You can be a lovely person without brains, absolutely lovely. Kindness - that simple word. To be kind - it covers everything, to my mind. If you're kind that's it.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving.

Ah, we have to be generous to be grateful ... One has oneself to be a giver.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

I'm a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small.

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

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

People do not want what we have in our pockets half as much as they want what is in our hearts. If we combine both, intelligently, however, according to our means, we give wisely and well.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

For the will and not the gift makes the giver.