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Each day provides its own gifts
Each day provides its own gifts
Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.
Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.
One rose says more than the dozen
One rose says more than the dozen
In giving, a man receives more than he gives, and the more is in
proportion to the worth of read more
In giving, a man receives more than he gives, and the more is in
proportion to the worth of the thing given.
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.
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
"Presents," I often say, endear Absents."
"Presents," I often say, endear Absents."
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.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?