"Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock"
- Walter Benjamin
About this Quote
This quote by Walter Benjamin suggests that gifts need to be significant and have an effective effect on the recipient. He indicates that the gift must be so meaningful that it shocks the receiver. This could imply that the gift ought to be something that the receiver never anticipated or something that is so significant that it takes them by surprise. It could also mean that the present should be something that is so valuable that it shocks the receiver. In either case, the gift must be something that has a powerful effect on the receiver which they will keep in mind for a long time. This quote motivates us to think outside the box when it comes to present offering and to make sure that the gift we give is something that will have a lasting impact on the receiver.
This quote is written / told by Walter Benjamin between July 15, 1892 and September 27, 1940. He/she was a famous Critic from Germany.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
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"Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do"
