You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Life is a precious gift. Don't waste it being unhappy, dissatisfied, or anything else you can be.
Life is a precious gift. Don't waste it being unhappy, dissatisfied, or anything else you can be.
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 problem has a gift for you in its hands.
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
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?
Give an inch, he'll take an ell.
Give an inch, he'll take an ell.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie.
He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie.
Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.
Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
