Give an inch, he'll take an ell.

Give an inch, he'll take an ell.

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

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

Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.

Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.

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.

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought

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.
. . . .
He gave with a zest and he gave his best;
Give him the best to come.

Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.
[Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.]

Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.
[Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.]

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves read more

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.