I make presents to the mother, but think of the daughter.
[Ger., Der Mutter schenk' ich,
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I make presents to the mother, but think of the daughter.
[Ger., Der Mutter schenk' ich,
Die Tochter denk' ich.]

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.

It is not the weight of jewel or plate,
Or the fondle of silk or fur;
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It is not the weight of jewel or plate,
Or the fondle of silk or fur;
"Tis the spirit in which the gift is rich,
As the gifts of the Wise Ones were,
And we are not told whose gift was gold,
Or whose was the gift of myrrh.

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

And wisest he in this whole wide land
Of hoarding till bent and gray;
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And wisest he in this whole wide land
Of hoarding till bent and gray;
For all you can hold in your cold, dead hand
Is what you have given away.
. . . .
He gave with a zest and he gave his best;
Give him the best to come.

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more