He ne'er consider'd it as loth
To look a gift-horse in the mouth,
And very wisely would read more

He ne'er consider'd it as loth
To look a gift-horse in the mouth,
And very wisely would lay forth
No more upon it than 'twas worth;
But as he got it freely, so
He spent it frank and freely too:
For saints themselves will sometimes be,
Of gifts that cost them nothing, free.

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.

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.]

It is not the weight of jewel or plate,
Or the fondle of silk or fur;
"Tis read more

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.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because read more

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.

A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
[Lat., Parvis mobilis rebus animus muliebris.]

A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
[Lat., Parvis mobilis rebus animus muliebris.]

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

Love the giver more than the gift.

Love the giver more than the gift.