278 Quotes About Favors


  • Author Erich Auerbach
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    The Scripture stories do not, like Homer’s, court our favor, they do not flatter us that they may please us and enchant us—they seek to subject us, and if we refuse to be subjected we are rebels.

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  • Author George Ayittey
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    There's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend. But the evidence doesn't show that, and the main criticism is that they are building infrastructure in exchange for Africa's resources in deals that are structured to favor China.

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  • Author Joseph Addison
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    Mankind are more indebted to industry than ingenuity; the gods set up their favors at a price, and industry is the purchaser.

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