The infinite wonders of the universe are revealed to us in exact measure as we are capable of receiving them. The keenness of our vision depends not on how much we can see, but on how much we feel.
I am fearful that the paper system will ruin the state. Its demoralizing effects are already seen and spoken of everywhere. I therefore protest against receiving any of that trash.
We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity.
The chaste mind, like a polished plane, may admit foul thoughts, without receiving their tincture.
The flavors of the peach and the apricot are not lost from generation to generation, neither are they transmitted by book learning. The mystic tradition, any mystic tradition, is of a similar nature, that is, it is dependent on direct perception, a 'knowledge' as permanent as the faculty for receiving it.
Although some people think that life is a battle, it is actually a game of giving and receiving.
I had a dream that I would be here this week, receiving something from the president, but I thought it would be the front door key.
The case of Andrews is really a very bad one, as appears by the record already before me. Yet before receiving this I had orderedhis punishment commuted to imprisonmentand had so telegraphed. I did this, not on any merit in the case, but because I am trying to evade the butchering business lately.
In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don't feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don't feel bad about it themselves, as long as they're receiving generous social assistance and unemployment insurance.
Just as you cannot receive without giving, so neither can you give without receiving.
ingratitude is the necessary consequence of receiving favors of which we are ashamed.
Peace of mind is another way of saying that you've learned how to love, that you have come to appreciate the importance of giving love in order to be worthy of receiving it.
Giving and receiving are different expressions of the same flow of energy in the universe.
The mind which is most capable of receiving impressions is very often the least capable of drawing conclusions.
From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.
I have not only labored solely for the benefit of others (receiving for myself a miserable pittance), but have been forced to model my thoughts at the will of men whose imbecility was evident to all but themselves
Requiring the payment of higher wages will lead to a loss of some jobs and a raising of prices which drives companies to search for automation to reduce costs. On the other hand, those receiving higher wages will spend more (the marginal propensity to consume is close to 1 for low income earners) and this will increase demand for additional goods and services. Henry Ford had the clearest vision of why companies can actually benefit by paying higher wages.
The Gospel is about grace and we all know that grace is about us receiving from God blessings that we don't deserve.
I do know that love, whether you're giving it or receiving it, or both, it is the ultimate healer.
The heavy casualties, the constant retreat, the shortage of food and munitions, the difficulty of receiving reinforcements. . . all this had a very bad effect on morale. Many longed to get across the Volga, to escape the hell of Stalingrad.