Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.

Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

Each day provides its own gifts

Each day provides its own gifts

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves read more

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for read more

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.
[Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.]

Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.
[Lat., Omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat.]

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

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

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