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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.]
In giving, a man receives more than he gives, and the more is in
proportion to the worth of read more
In giving, a man receives more than he gives, and the more is in
proportion to the worth of the thing given.
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.
To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.
To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.
Love is a gift. You can't buy it, you can't find it, someone has to give it to you. Learn read more
Love is a gift. You can't buy it, you can't find it, someone has to give it to you. Learn to be receptive of that gift.
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
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.
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.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself