#gift

Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us, and in the very brilliancy of their gifts some tragic dividing on their ways, is, on this short day of frost and sun, to sleep before evening. ↗

— Walter Pater

#attitude #before #brilliancy #day #discriminate

There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go. ↗

— Jean Paul

#everywhere #finding #gift #go #joy

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#beloved #bishop #christ #distant #english

I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right. ↗

— William Butler Yeats

#gift #i #i think #like #mouth

When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed, she brings to you the gift of her preference of you, the sight of you, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#cat #gift #hand #her #indeed

Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#because #child #get #gifted #handled

That's the goal, to survive your gift. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#goal #survive #to survive #your

I wish with all my heart that you may be the most lovable prince in the world, and I bestow my gift on you as much as I am able. ↗

— Charles Perrault

#am #bestow #gift #heart #i

I think we're all blessed with gifts and I was lucky I just found out what mine was early on and have planted that seed and tried to water it every day. ↗

— Katy Perry

#day #early #every #every day #found

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#father #fortunate #gambling #gene #gift