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Every generation thinks it has the answers, and every generation is humbled by nature
Every generation thinks it has the answers, and every generation is humbled by nature
The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you read more
The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it
Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes
Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
A gift blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
A gift blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors.
Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors.
 I make presents to the mother, but think of the daughter.
 [Ger., Der Mutter schenk' ich,
  Die read more 
 I make presents to the mother, but think of the daughter.
 [Ger., Der Mutter schenk' ich,
  Die Tochter denk' ich.] 
A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe
A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe
If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.
If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.