Nathan the Wise [Nathan der Weise], Act 1, sc. 5 [Lay Brother/Friar] (1779) [tr. Morgan (1955)] - Lessing, Gotthold | WIST Quotations
For it's the will And not the gift that makes the giver. [Denn der Wille und nicht die Gabe macht den Geber.] (Source (German)). Alternate translations: The will, and not the deed, makes up the giver. [tr. Taylor (1790)] 'Tis The will, and not the boon, that makes the giver.…
