Ephesians 4:8 (NKJV) Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men."
Romans 12:6-8 (NKJV) 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith;
7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
1 Peter 4:10 (NKJV) 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
“Abilities are like tax deductions—we use them or we lose them.” Sam Jennings [Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World]
