--- title: "1 Acquiring Quotes By Richard L. Evans" description: "1 Acquiring quotes by Richard L. Evans. Plus more from Richard L. Evans and more Acquiring sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/richard-l-evans-9573_education_there-are-some-things-you-can-give-anoth_1973781.jpg" --- > [There are some things you can give another person, and some things you cannot give him, except as he is willing to reach out and take them, and pay the price of making them a part of himself. This principle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/there-are-some-things-you-can-give-another-person-and-some-things-you/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/richard-l-evans-9573_education_there-are-some-things-you-can-give-anoth_1973781.jpg) ## More by Richard L. Evans > [There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/there-never-was-a-tonic-that-would-cure-more-social-ailments-than-a/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [Things I don't understand don't destroy my faith in the things I do understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/things-i-don-t-understand-don-t-destroy-my-faith-in-the-things-i-do/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes. And perhaps part of our pessimism comes because we are too close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/too-much-pessimism-has-led-too-many-men-into-making-serious-mistakes/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [If we don't want temptation to follow us, we shouldn't act as if we are interested. No one ever fell over a precipice who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/if-we-don-t-want-temptation-to-follow-us-we-shouldn-t-act-as-if-we/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [Any man who can't control his thoughts can't control his actions, and any man who can't control his actions isn't safe in society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/any-man-who-can-t-control-his-thoughts-can-t-control-his-actions-and/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [The interruption we now impatiently put off may be the most important thing we could be doing at this particular time?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/the-interruption-we-now-impatiently-put-off-may-be-the-most-important/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [Go ahead with your life, your plans… Don't waste time by stopping before the interruptions have started.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/go-ahead-with-your-life-your-plans-don-t-waste-time-by-stopping/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [When in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is life? This is our time, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/when-in-the-world-are-we-going-to-begin-to-live-as-if-we-understood/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [All things need watching, working at, caring for, and marriage is no exception. Marriage is not something to be indifferently treated or abused, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/all-things-need-watching-working-at-caring-for-and-marriage-is-no/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [May we never let the things we can't have, or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/may-we-never-let-the-things-we-can-t-have-or-don-t-have-or-shouldn-t/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [Freedom cannot always continue in comfort and convenience, cannot be assured without sacrifice, without truth and decency, without willingness to work, without downright honesty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/freedom-cannot-always-continue-in-comfort-and-convenience-cannot-be/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [If you don't want temptation to follow you, don't act as if you are interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/if-you-don-t-want-temptation-to-follow-you-don-t-act-as-if-you-are/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [There must be a priority of values in all our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/there-must-be-a-priority-of-values-in-all-our-lives/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [This is life-and it is passing. What are we waiting for?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/this-is-life-and-it-is-passing-what-are-we-waiting-for/) [Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/) > [Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/keep-courage-whatever-you-do-do-not-feel-sorry-for-yourself-you-will/) [Richard L. 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