A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

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 woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

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.

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

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]

Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.

Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are
three things that are never satisfied, yea four things read more

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are
three things that are never satisfied, yea four things say not,
It is enough:
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with
water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.