it's the thought that counts

(transitive) to appropriate, to take on board, to preempt, to pick up, to seize upon / (transitive) to endorse, to echo, to preempt

on behalf of

on, up to, down to (someone or something) / about

(informal) that's the right amount, it adds up

(informal) someone's number is up

(figuratively) to come into account, to enter the equation, to enter the picture, to count for something

(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of entrer en ligne de compte

it's the thought that counts

when you love, you don't count the cost (when one loves someone, one is ready to do anything for them; when one loves something, one is ready to devote a lot of time or money to it)