Quotes with receives

  • War is wrong. Conscription for war is inconsistent with freedom of conscience, which is not merely the right to believe but to act on the degree of truth that one receives, to follow a vocation which is God-inspired and God-directed.

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  • Lord Greville A generous man places the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives, nearest his heart.
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  • John Philip Sousa Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.
    John Philip Sousa
    American composer and conductor (1854 - 1932)
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  • Jonathan Swift Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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  • Ellen Key Corporal punishment is as humiliating for him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides. Neither shame nor physical pain have any other effect than a hardening one.
    Ellen Key
    Zweeds writer (1849 - 1926)
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  • William Shakespeare He receives comfort like cold porridge.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Anna C. Brackett He who receives a great many letters demanding answer, sees himself as if engaged in a hopeless struggle of one man against the rest of the world.
    Anna C. Brackett
    American philosopher and feminist
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech, the sea which receives tributaries from every region under heaven.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • John Muir In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
    John Muir
    Scottish-American writer and conservationist (1838 - 1914)
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  • George Macdonald In Giving, a man receives more than he gives; and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.
    George Macdonald
    Scottish writer (1824 - 1905)
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  • Napoleon Hill It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Alfred N. Whitehead It is in literature that the concrete outlook of humanity receives its expression.
    Alfred N. Whitehead
    English philosopher and mathematician (1861 - 1947)
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  • Barbara de Angelis Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
    Barbara de Angelis
    American relationship consultant, lecturer and author (1951 - )
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  • Ayn Rand Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • Rod Mckeun The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.
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  • Og Mandino The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.
    Og Mandino
    American author (1923 - 1996)
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  • Publilius Syrus The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.
    Publilius Syrus
    Syrian poet (85 - 43)
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  • Lily Walters The success of your presentation will be judged not by the knowledge you send but by what the listener receives.
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  • I Ching The way of the creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the great harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.
    I Ching
    Chinese classical text (Book of Changes)
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  • Richard of Saint Victor This gift is from God and not of man's deserving. But certainly no one ever receives such a great grace without tremendous labor and burning desire.
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