“The art is nothing without the gift. But the gift is nothing without work.”
“Ideas without action are like beautifully gift wrapped boxes with nothing inside.”
“Without the work, there is nothing.”
“..joined the circle and prayed with these men [homeless] who seemed on the outside to have nothing to give but had been giving, without our knowing it, the most precious gift of all: compassion.”
“A word of wisdom to you, akribos, you need to learn to accept gifts. (Catera)There’s no such thing as a gift. If I were to take that from you, sooner or later you would ask a favor from me in return. Nothing in life is ever truly given without expectation. (Acheron)”