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«How gracious are the gods in bestowing high positions; and how reluctant are they to insure them when given»
Author: Lucian | About: God | Keywords: bestowing
«If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.»
«Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle.»
«Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them»
«That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it»
«FRIENDLESS, adj. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.»
«An honest man is hurt by praise unjustly bestowed»
Author: French Proverb | About: Praise | Keywords: bestowed, bestowing, unjustly
«In the beautiful, man sets himself up as the standard of perfection; in select cases he worships himself in it. Man believes that the world itself is filled with beauty /he forgets that it is he who has created it. He alone has bestowed beauty upon the world /alas! only a very human, an all too human, beauty.»
«Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense»
«Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He has adorned His slave. Deep within each and every heart, the Supreme Lord is humbly worshipped.»
Author: Sri Guru Granth Sahib | Keywords: bestowing

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