#bestow

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

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For even these are no less bestowed on him of pure grace, than are righteousness and salvation themselves. ↗

— Johann Arndt

#even #grace #him #less #pure

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face. ↗

— Steven Biko

#bestow #face #gift #greatest #human

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more. ↗

— John Bunyan

#again #bestows #goods #his #more

Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have. ↗

— Sarah Fielding

#courtship #deserve #flattery #highest #insolence

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

#concentration #depth #honor #incredible #investigation

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

#after #artificial #away #bestowed #characters

As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who strive academically, just as we honor athletic champions. Meeting the President of the United States is just the honor we should bestow on our academic champions. ↗

— Brad Sherman

#academic #academically #achievement #athletic #bestow

The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today. ↗

— Hank Stram

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Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

#blame #freeze #heart #much #out