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Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
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.
One rose says more than the dozen
One rose says more than the dozen
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because read more
There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.
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.]
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 best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you read more
The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it
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.