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 For to give is the business of the rich.
 [Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.]  
 For to give is the business of the rich.
 [Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.] 
 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? 
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
 For the will and not the gift makes the giver.
 [Ger., Denn der Wille
  Und nicht die read more 
 For the will and not the gift makes the giver.
 [Ger., Denn der Wille
  Und nicht die Gabe macht den Geber.] 
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.
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
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
 Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.
 [Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.]  
 Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.
 [Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.] 
Rare gift! but oh, what gift to fools avails!
Rare gift! but oh, what gift to fools avails!