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It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.
It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Love the giver more than the gift.
Love the giver more than the gift.
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are
three things that are never satisfied, yea four things read more
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are
three things that are never satisfied, yea four things say not,
It is enough:
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with
water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me,
correspondent to my flowing unto read more
The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me,
correspondent to my flowing unto him.
To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.
To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
