Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts. – Ovid

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. – Author Unknown

A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver. – Thomas á Kempis

We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays