Gifts reflect those who give them.
Give a dog a tasty name and eat him.
The itch that gives someone skill is difficult to scratch.
God gives all birds their food but does not drop it into their nests.
No greater promisers than they who have nothing to give.
Coal that does not burn gives little heat.
What you keep rots; what you give flourishes.
Wrath often consumes what god gives husbands.
It is better to give away the wool than the sheep.
Eat with the devil but give him a long spoon.
Whatever your uncle gives you, take.
God gave teeth; He will give bread.
The envious never give praise, they only take it in.
Not much is achieved where everyone gives the orders.
Visits always give pleasure -- if not the arrival, the departure.
Who gives the bread lays down the authority.
If he gives you a rope, tie him with it.
Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
Visits always give pleasure; if not the arrival, the departure.