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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?
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.
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
Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms.
[Ger., Die Gaben
Kommen von oben herab, in read more
Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms.
[Ger., Die Gaben
Kommen von oben herab, in ihren eignen Gestalten.]
He gives twice who gives quickly.
[Lat., Bis dat qui cito dat.]
- credited to Publius read more
He gives twice who gives quickly.
[Lat., Bis dat qui cito dat.]
- credited to Publius Syrus Mimus,
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.]
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we read more
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package
Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package
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