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 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. 
 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.] 
 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, 
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
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.
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.
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
 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.]