'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

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.

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.

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.]

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

Give an inch, he'll take an ell.

Give an inch, he'll take an ell.

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.

Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed.
[Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da wird er read more

Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed.
[Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da wird er reussieren.]

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself