To receive gifts is to lose freedom.

To receive gifts is to lose freedom.

One rose says more than the dozen

One rose says more than the dozen

And wisest he in this whole wide land
Of hoarding till bent and gray;
For all you read more

And wisest he in this whole wide land
Of hoarding till bent and gray;
For all you can hold in your cold, dead hand
Is what you have given away.
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He gave with a zest and he gave his best;
Give him the best to come.

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.]

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.

Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.

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.

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for read more

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

Rare gift! but oh, what gift to fools avails!

Rare gift! but oh, what gift to fools avails!