I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received.
—Antonio Porchia, 1943
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Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
—Maya Angelou, 1993Unfortunately, humanitarianism has been the mark of an inhuman time.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1932It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80They say that gifts persuade even the gods.
—Euripides, 431 BC