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Letter "B" » benefactor
«BENEFACTOR, n. One who makes heavy purchases of ingratitude, without, however, materially affecting the price, which is still within the means of all.»
«Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to e»
«A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature»
Author: George Orwell
(Essayist, Novelist)
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Charity
| Keywords:
benefactor, benefactors, characteristic, charity, fixed, hates, Human nature, receiving
«There is a hook in every benefit that sticks in his jaws that takes the benefit, and draws him whither the benefactor will»
«Death, the refuge, the solace, the best and kindliest and most prized friend and benefactor of the erring, the forsaken, the old and weary and broken of heart»
«Let us be grateful to Adam, our benefactor. He cut us out of the 'blessing'' of idleness and won for us the ''curse'' of labor.»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
| Keywords:
Adam, benefactor, benefactors, curse, grateful, idleness
«Talent for talent's sake is a bauble and a show. Talent working with joy in the cause of universal truth lifts the possessor to new power as a benefactor.»
«The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not»
Author: Robert Green Ingersoll
(Orator, Statesman)
| Keywords:
benefactor, destroyer, The Destroyer, thistle, thistles, weeds
«All truth is valuable, and satirical criticism may be considered as useful when it rectifies error and improves judgment; he that refines the public taste is a public benefactor»
Author: Samuel Johnson
(Critic, Poet, Writer)
| Keywords:
benefactor, rectified, rectifies, rectify, refines, satirical
«How can I attain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence? How can I get Him to call me inside? You are the Great Merchant; You have millions of traders. Who is the benefactor? Who can take me to Him?»
Author: Sri Guru Granth Sahib
| Keywords:
benefactor, mansion, merchant, The Mansion, trader, traders
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