[LM_NET] TARGET: Origin of saying "Tis better to give than receive"

[Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>]

As part of the unit on gifts and giving, I would like the kids to examine what is 
meant by "Tis
better to give than receive" .  I thought it might have been from Shakespeare but 
my research seems
to point to it being "one of the most famous verses in the Christian New Testament".

If this is the case, could someone please give me the chapter and verse reference 
for that  too.  I
have received what I need to know about the reference for the Three Wise Men, thank 
you.

Clearly, I should have paid more attention in Sunday School, but that was 
50-something years ago.
Barbara 

Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA

E. barbara.288@bigpond.com
Together we learn from each other 

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