Conferred Quotes

69 quotes by 62 authors

We had a large common domain, already added by the several States for the common benefit of all; purchase and war might make large additions… — Robert Toombs
Superiority to Fate Is difficult to gain 'Tis not conferred of Any But possible to earn. — Emily Dickinson
It is the magician's bargain: give up our soul, get power in return. But once our souls, that is, ourselves, have been given up, the… — C.S. Lewis
I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and… — Geronimo
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. — Herbert Hoover
The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction. — John Lennon
The next time someone uses denial of citizenship as a weapon or brandishes the special status conferred upon him by the accident of birth, ask… — Eric Liu
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Corporations do not pay taxes, they collect them, passing the burden to consumers as a cost of production. And corporate taxation is a feast of… — George Will
Age certainly hadn't conferred any smarts on me. Character maybe, but mediocrity is a constant, as one Russian writer put it. Russian writers have a… — Haruki Murakami
The people cannot look to legislation generally for success. Industry, thrift, character, are not conferred by act or resolve. Government cannot relieve from toil. It… — Calvin Coolidge
As a teenager, Michel believed that suffering conferred dignity on a person. Now he had to admit that he had been wrong. What conferred dignity… — Michel Houellebecq
Since every man is obliged to promote happiness and virtue, he should be careful not to mislead unwary minds, by appearing to set too high… — Samuel Johnson
He who has conferred a benefit on anyone from motives of love or honor will feel pain, if he sees that the benefit is received… — Aristotle
But some one will say that this supreme Being, who made all things, and those also who conferred on men particular benefits, are entitled to… — Christian Lacroix
Is the prestige conferred by the Man Booker prize for the book or me? I would prefer it on the book and for me to… — Eleanor Catton
I discover that my friends think only of my apparel, and those upon whom I have conferred acts of kindness prefer to remind me of… — John James Audubon
When a law is in its nature a contract, when absolute rights have vested under that contract, a repeal of the law cannot divest those… — John Marshall
Of all the powers conferred upon government, that of taxation is most liable to abuse. — Samuel Freeman Miller
Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given to the legislative… — Samuel Freeman Miller

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