"To refuse graciously is to confer a favor." — Publilius Syrus
"To refuse graciously is to confer a favor."
More Confer Quotes
- The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now… — Pope Benedict XVI
- The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for… — William Ellery Channing
- You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure… — Lydia M. Child
- The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they… — Niccolo Machiavelli
- In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power. — Sun Tzu
- It is the privilege of greatness to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts. — Friedrich Nietzsche
- Riches may enable us to confer favors, but to confer them with propriety and grace requires a something that riches… — Charles Caleb Colton
- It is not vain glory for a man and his glass to confer in his own chamber. — William Shakespeare
- Fortune always will confer an aura of worth, unworthily; and in this world The lucky person passes for a genius. — Euripides
- The highest honor that God can confer upon his children is the blood-red crown of martyrdom. The jewels of a… — Charles Spurgeon
- Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections of their author. To confer duration is… — Samuel Johnson
- The gratification which affluence of wealth, extent of power, and eminence of reputation confer, must be always, by their own… — Samuel Johnson