“One who makes a gift to the deserving and needy attains the everlasting abode of Shiva.”
Sarvajna Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher
Flowers of Wisdom
“When a gift is deserved, it is not a gift but a payment.”
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"The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences," Communications in Pure and Applied Mathematics, February 1960, final sentence.
“A gift of truth is the gift of love”
David Icke (1952) English writer and public speaker
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Variant: A gift of truth is the gift of love.
“The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.”
Frank Herbert book Children of Dune
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“Freedom is not our gift to the world it is God's gift to humanity.”
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
“Breath is the finest gift of nature. Be grateful for this wonderful gift.”
Amit Ray (1960) Indian author
Meditation:Insights and Inspirations (2010) https://books.google.com/books?id=s2ctBgAAQBAJ,
