“When someone tells you a piece of their life, they’re giving you a gift, not granting you your due.”
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
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Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Believing in yourself is the greatest gift you can give to your life.”
From the Aphorisms http://www.prevale.net/aphorisms.html page of the official website of Prevale
Original: (it) Credere in te stesso è il regalo più grande che puoi fare alla tua vita.
Source: Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong

Source: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" (1992), Ch. 7 : Work, §9 : Sales to Service
Context: Purity of heart will not make us poor. The exaltation of poverty as a spiritual virtue is of the ego, not the spirit. A person acting from a motivation of contribution and service rises to such a level of moral authority, that worldly success is a natural result.
Give all your gifts away in service to the world. If you want to paint, don’t wait for a grant. Paint a wall in your town that looks drab and uninviting. You never know who’s going to see that wall. Whatever it is you want to do, give it away in service to your community.
“Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.”