« All Confer Quotes · Samuel Johnson's Page
Confer Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections of their author. To confer duration is not always in our power.…
- The gratification which affluence of wealth, extent of power, and eminence of reputation confer, must be always, by their own nature, confined to a very…
- Without good humour, learning and bravery can only confer that superiority which swells the heart of the lion in the desert, where he roars without…
More Confer Quotes
- You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others?… — Lydia M. Child
- The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as… — Niccolo Machiavelli
- Fortune always will confer an aura of worth, unworthily; and in this world The lucky person passes for a genius. — Euripides
- Mathematical economics is old enough to be respectable, but not all economists respect it. It has powerful supporters and impressive testimonials, yet… — James R Newman
- The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to… — Bertrand Russell
- To be in love involves the most irresistible conviction that one will go on being in love until one dies, and that… — C.S. Lewis
- We are better pleased to see those on whom we confer benefits than those from whom we receive them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by… — Pope Benedict XVI