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To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself
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
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.
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.
Every day is a gift- even if it sucks.
Every day is a gift- even if it sucks.
For the will and not the gift makes the giver.
[Ger., Denn der Wille
Und nicht die read more
For the will and not the gift makes the giver.
[Ger., Denn der Wille
Und nicht die Gabe macht den Geber.]
I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself
I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself
