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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
Give an inch, he'll take an ell.
Give an inch, he'll take an ell.
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's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.
Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.
If men are God's gift to women, then God must really love gag gifts
If men are God's gift to women, then God must really love gag gifts
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 greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion read more
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself
