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Those of us who participate realize the incredible honor bestowed on us, but to really understand the true scope and depth of the movement requires more investigation and concentration. ↗

— Bill Toomey

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I have often noticed that after I had bestowed on the characters of my novels some treasured item of my past, it would pine away in the artificial world where I had so abruptly placed it. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

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Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them. ↗

— David Ricardo

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Truth should not be forced; it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man. ↗

— John Updike

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It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

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Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good. ↗

— Felix Adler

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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

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The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#bestow #heart #justice #nor #right

I wish with all my heart that you may be the most lovable prince in the world, and I bestow my gift on you as much as I am able. ↗

— Charles Perrault

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A sense that with the blessings that God bestowed upon this land, came the responsibility to make the world a better place. ↗

— Marco Rubio

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