Bestowed Quotes

226 quotes by 195 authors

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your… — P T Barnum
Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. — Ambrose Bierce
There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have never given a moment's thought… — Sholom Aleichem
What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children? — Marcus Tullius Cicero
There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment. — Robert Breault
Prayer is not appointed for the furnishing of God with the knowledge of what we need, but it is designed as a confession to Him… — Arthur W. Pink
That praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to are paid to antiquity, is a complaint likely to… — Ben Jonson
One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. The very working of this economic… — Susan Sontag
Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains… — Miguel de Cervantes
It seems that nature, which has so wisely disposed our bodily organs with a view to our happiness, has also bestowed on us pride, to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity and endowment for the reality… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
I remember watching Mel Gibson on some show once, and he was being asked about his belief in the afterlife. Gibson said: 'Well, I can't… — Hugh Laurie
Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed — Mahatma Gandhi
Let us sit and mock the good housewife Fortune from her wheel, that her gifts may henceforth be bestowed equally, I would we could do… — William Shakespeare
God's purpose for man is to acquire a seeing eye and an understanding heart." "God gave you life and bestowed upon you his attributes; eventually… — Rumi
Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual… — Mary McCarthy
I believe that mediocrity is self-inflicted and that genius is self-bestowed. — Walter Russell
The libertarian creed...offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better future. Libertarians are squarely in… — Murray Rothbard
Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires. — Khalil Gibran
Young women need to know that abortion rights and abortion access are not presents bestowed or retracted by powerful men (or women) - Presidents, Supreme… — Katha Pollitt

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