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'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'
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.]
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we read more
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
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.
A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
[Lat., Parvis mobilis rebus animus muliebris.]
A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts.
[Lat., Parvis mobilis rebus animus muliebris.]
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.
Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.
Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself
