Quotes About Favor

He was headstrong, and stupid, and handsome, which gave him cover for a hell of a lot of the mistakes he continually made-the same mistakes, over and over again, because why try new ones when the old ones worked so well in his favour?

The righteousness of God in His election means, then, that as a righteous Judge God perceives and estimates as such the lost cause of the creature, and that in spite of its opposition He gives sentence in its favour, fashioning for it His own righteousness.

Lucky men are favorites of Heaven.

There is nothing that puts a man more in your debt than that he owes you nothing.

The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.

The friendship of a great man is a favor of the gods.

When a man is a favorite of Fortune she never takes him unawares, and, however astonishing her favors may be, she finds him ready.

Men can see the greatest miracles and miss the glory of God. What generation was ever favored with miracles as Jesus' generations was? Yet that generation crucified the Son of God!

We must dream so big that without the support that comes through favor with God and man, we could never accomplish what is in our hearts.

I have learnt to expect that it will rarely fall to the lot of imperfect man to retire from this station with the reputation and the favor which bring him into it.

My man prefers meat over the bone.

A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it.

I am...wholeheartedly a Galbraith man.

There is nothing which so poisons princes as flattery, nor anything whereby wicked men more easily obtain credit and favor with them.

The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious. [Lat., Cui homini dii propitii sunt aliquid objiciunt lucri.]

It is common to forget a man and slight him if his good will cannot help you.

The applause and the favour of our fellow-men Fan even a spark of genius to a flame.

To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour of the great; an experienced man fears it.

We are never quits with those who oblige us," was Dantes' reply; "for when we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude.

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning.

Did you hear charming Karren Brady this morning complaining about sexism? Do me a favour, love.

Oh, I get lucky a lot. I get lucky at four in the morning in the law library.

Can serving the mother be a favour? A son is only dedicated to serve the mother....The favour has been done by the party.