Bestow Quotes
184 quotes by 158 authors
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Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the…
— Teresa of Avila
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Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.
— Ambrose Bierce
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In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.
— Steven Biko
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Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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It was the policy of the good old gentleman to make his children feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I…
— Washington Irving
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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever…
— Edward Gibbon
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Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you would one man.
— Sun Tzu
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The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.
— Richard M. Nixon
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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
— Calvin Coolidge
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The attempt to silence a man is the greatest honor you can bestow on him. It means that you recognize his superiority to yourself.
— Joseph Sobran
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The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
— Ambrose
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God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but rather to render it fruitful.
— John Calvin
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I have heard with admiring submission the experience of the lady who declared that the sense of being well dressed gives a feeling of inward…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Where's the man who counsel can bestow, still pleased to teach, and yet not proud to know.
— Alexander Pope
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You have a unique message to deliver, a unique song to sing, a unique act of love to bestow. This message, this song, and this…
— John Powell
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Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to…
— Philip Neri
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Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.
— Moliere
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The really great man is often considered selfish by a large group of people who are connected with him and who feel that he might…
— Wallace D. Wattles
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For that purpose Christ instituted holy baptism, thereby to clothe you with his righteousness. It is tantamount to his saying, My righteousness shall be your…
— Martin Luther
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Being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of tranquillity that religion is powerless to bestow.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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