Boys and young men acquire readily the moral sentiments of their social milieu, whatever these sentiments may be. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
We who didn't inherit political power nor are made to acquire riches like nothing better than that which expands and solidifies the… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Christianity exhorted man to set himself up against Nature, but did so in the name of his spiritual and disinterested attributes. Pragmatism… — Julien Benda Copy Share Image
We don’t go further than what Marx called the exchange value of the actual object - we don’t think about the relations… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
What I know for sure: Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life. When you can let go… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
It is the acquisition of skills in particular, irrespective of their utility, that is potent in making life meaningful. Since man has… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“Excellence is a habit acquired by continuous improvement on the little things you do with a firm belief that it's going to… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Measles and TB evolved from diseases of our cattle, influenza from a disease of pigs, and smallpox possibly from a disease of… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
What is the purpose for which Masonry exists? Its ultimate purpose is the perfection of humanity. Mankind it self is still in… — Albert Pike Copy Share Image
A possibility of continuing progress is opened up by the fact that in learning one act, methods are developed good for use… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
If our age in its pride laughs at and rejects Our Lady's Rosary, a countless legion of the most saintly men of… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
The rude beginnings of every art acquire a greater celebrity than the art in perfection; he who first played the fiddle was… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
A novel which survives, which withstands and outlives time, does do something more than merely survive. It does not stand still. It… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
“A knowledgeable citizen is a powerful citizen because knowledge is power! Make your nation a powerful one... Keep reading to acquire more… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The new century will see unimaginable levels of wastefulness and extravagance, but it will also be an age in which the individual… — Peter Robinson Copy Share Image
Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an… — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
A photograph acquires something of the dignity which it ordinarily lacks when it ceases to be a reproduction of reality and shows… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
I believe photography is a tool to express our positive assessment of the world. A tool to acquire ultimate happiness and belief. — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
Of all the 'attitudes' we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing. — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
Zen wants us to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets… — D.T. Suzuki Copy Share Image
The concept of number is the obvious distinction between the beast and man. Thanks to number, the cry becomes a song, noise… — Joseph de Maistre Copy Share Image
A lot of seriously insane people have managed to acquire huge followings based on the idea that their insanity is a kind… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
One is born to be a dancer. No teacher can work miracles, nor will years of training make a good dancer of… — George Balanchine Copy Share Image
If you get in a battle with someone, you don't get their power if you win. Power is something that you have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I can only think that the book is read because it deals with the difficulties of schooling, which do not change. Please… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
