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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.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
Like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that has never a
shirt on his back.
Like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that has never a
shirt on his back.
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
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.]
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to
support the weak, and to remember read more
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to
support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus,
how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package
Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package
Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.
Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.
