Quotes & Sayings About Receiving Unexpected Gifts

The treachery of a friend is worse than that of a foe. — Hannah Kent

Some people burn all of their energy helping themselves, while some use all of it helping others. The happiest among us do a little of both. — John Avery

Oh, God," Magnus said. "They're dead. They're all dead. — Cassandra Clare

I'll accept that in order to unravel my story, I need to be destroyed first. — Calia Read

I hoped I could make people smile and laugh and have a good time. — Carson Kressley

Inequality is the root of social evil. — Pope Francis

The blood of criminals fertilises the soil of liberty. — Joseph Fouche

Twice Flush had done his utmost to kill his enemy; twice he had failed. And why had he failed, he asked himself? Because he loved Miss Barrett. Looking up at her from under his eyebrows as she lay, severe and silent on the sofa, he knew that he must love her for ever. Things are not simple but complex. If he bit Mr. Browning he bit her too. Hatred is not hatred; hatred is also love. — Virginia Woolf

A person whom is unhappy with life realizes that their construction of a self-image is incompatible with their earthly reality. An unhappy person must alter their internal or external world; otherwise, their sadness, sorrow, grief, and misery will remain unabated. Misery and desperation can lead to change, but only if a person is willing to learn, explore, and try. — Kilroy J. Oldster

The world has taken a five-thousand-year bath in wisdom and is just as grimy as ever. — Robert Farrar Capon

When men are employed they are best contented. — Benjamin Franklin

To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And when your conqueror makes you ashamed of your culture and your history, he needs no prison walls and no chains to hold you. — John Henrik Clarke

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