Famous quotes containing the word give:
“The scholar requires hard and serious labor to give an impetus to his thought. He will learn to grasp the pen firmly so, and wield it gracefully and effectively, as an axe or a sword.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person. After you have served him, he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)