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.

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.]

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true read more

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

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 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.]

The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me,
correspondent to my flowing unto read more

The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me,
correspondent to my flowing unto him.

Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.

Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.

Give an inch, he'll take an ell.

Give an inch, he'll take an ell.