"Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for……" — Sarah Fielding

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• Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces… — Teresa of Avila
• Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. — Ambrose Bierce
• In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more… — Steven Biko
• Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets… — Oliver Goldsmith
• It was the policy of the good old gentleman to make his children feel that home was the happiest place… — Washington Irving
• As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst… — Edward Gibbon
• Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army… — Sun Tzu
• The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker. — Richard M. Nixon
• Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to… — Calvin Coolidge
• The attempt to silence a man is the greatest honor you can bestow on him. It means that you recognize… — Joseph Sobran
• The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt. — Ambrose
• God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but… — John Calvin

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