Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw.
Oliver Goldsmith

Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own.
Edwin Louis Cole

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
Paul Tillich

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed.
William Temple

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
J. Paul Getty

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.
Sugar Ray Leonard

But communication is two-sided - vital and profound communication makes demands also on those who are to receive it... demands in the sense of concentration, of genuine effort to receive what is being communicated.
Roger Sessions

But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people.
Thomas F. Meagher

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.
George Sand

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor.
Henry Fielding

Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright.
Jose Marti

Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.
Chaka Fattah

Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
Aaron Allston

Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the lawyers taking the rest. This is not justice.
Pat Roberts

Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.
Karl Kraus

Even a poor man can receive honors.
Sophocles

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.
Bill Frist

Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
Rabindranath Tagore

Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.
Mary Baker Eddy