Recipient Quotes

92 quotes by 83 authors

Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient. — Thomas Aquinas
When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life. — George D. Prentice
It can in no sense be said that heaven is outside of any one; it is within ... and a man, also, so far as… — Emanuel Swedenborg
God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.. — Timothy Keller
The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity. — Robert Graves
I consider it a good rule for letter-writing to leave unmentioned what the recipient already knows, and instead tell him something new. — Sigmund Freud
The idea that God is a worthy recipient of our gratitude for the blessings of life but should not be held accountable for the disasters… — Daniel Dennett
Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime. — Dale Carnegie
Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn't matter. The intent does. — Seth Godin
Pity is an emotion equally unpleasant to the bestower as to the recipient. — BolesÅ‚aw Prus
I am a little discouraged and irritated at the welfare recipient families growing in size all the time. Those of us who work and pay… — Hilmar Moore
THE TEACHER AS A NECESSARY EVIL. Let us have as few people as possible between the productive minds and the hungry and recipient minds! The… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The merits of deeper debt cancellation, when accompanied by conditions of accountability and transparency on the part of recipient countries, have been shown to generate… — John Ricard
A new kind of award has been added -- the deathbed award. It is not an award of any kind. Either the recipient has not… — Marlene Dietrich
Great short stories and great jokes have a lot in common. Both depend on what communication-theorists sometimes called "exformation," which is a certain quantity of… — David Foster Wallace
Today, refuse to see yourself as a recipient of negative vibrations or as a victim of subtle or gross influence around you. Practice broadcasting the… — Michael Beckwith
India is more of an aid recipient than a provider of aid. — Bill Gates
True empathy is always free of any evaluative or diagnostic quality. This comes across to the recipient with some surprise. "If I am not being… — Carl Rogers
Initiate giving. Don't wait for someone to ask. See what happens - especially to you. You may find that you gain a greater clarity about… — Jon Kabat-Zinn

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