Famous quotes containing the word bestows:
“He who bestows something great receives no gratitude; for in accepting it the recipient has already been weighed down too much.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“The high plains, the beginning of the desert West, often act as a crucible for those who inhabit them. Like Jacob’s angel, the region requires that you wrestle with it before it bestows a blessing.”
—Kathleen Norris (b. 1947)
“He bestows summer on us and escapes
Before our realizing what we have
To thank him for. He doesn’t want our thanks.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)