Answer:
When you take away the whole from me there is always some left.
I am mother and father, but never give birth or nurse. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?
With a halo of water and a tongue of wood; stone as skin long I stood.
The sun bakes me, the hand breaks me, the foot treads on me, and the mouth tastes me. What am I?
First I may be your servant's name. Then your desires I may proclaim. When your mortal life is over, I hold all your wealth within my power. What am I?
It has no top or bottom, but it can hold flesh, bones, and blood all at the same time.