A couple of times we still gave him gifts and he said thanks, but this year we finally told him we were donating in his name. He was really happy.

Larry Goethe

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Stations were crawling with record promoters. They were everywhere. They invaded a station, and they always had gifts,

For to give is the business of the rich. [Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.]

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I make presents to the mother, but think of the daughter. [Ger., Der Mutter schenk' ich, Die Tochter denk' ich.]

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms. [Ger., Die Gaben Kommen von oben herab, in ihren eignen Gestalten.]

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe