(26 quotes found)
“Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them”
Chinese Proverbs
“Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.”
Walter Russell
“God bestows upon one man genius without patience and upon another man patience without genius. The relative achievements of the two are often surprising.”
Walter C. Klein
“Upon the whole, then it seems undeniable, that nothing can bestow more merit on any human creature than the sentiment of benevolence in an eminent degree; and that a part at least of its merit arises from its tendency to promote the interests of our”
David Hume
“That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it”
Aristotle
“'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts we get, And keep the ones we give away, How happy were our Christmas day!”
Carolyn Wells
“It is, I think, one of the greatest honors that you can bestow on the code talkers. I'm really happy about it.”
Chester Nez
“To commiserate is sometimes more than to give, for money is external to a man's self, but he who bestows compassion communicates his own soul”
William Mountford
“Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.”
Bob Feller
“What other efforts can anyone make, when You bestow Your blessing?”
Sri Guru Granth Sahib