We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In spite of our sinfulness, in spite of the darkness surrounding our souls, the Grace of the Holy Spirit, conferred by baptism… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
The opening of a foreign trade, by making them acquainted with new objects, or tempting them by the easier acquisition of things… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able to attain… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
There are black companies that are very active in the economy, that are growing and not on the basis of mergers and… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life,… — Bahá'u'lláh Copy Share Image
Our first-party devices will light up digital work and life. Surface Pro 3 is a great example -- it is the world's… — Satya Nadella Copy Share Image
So there's no typical day, but I transition through the course of my business day by doing everything from construction meetings on… — Ivanka Trump Copy Share Image
Education is not acquisition of burdensome information regarding objects and men. It is the awareness of the immortal spirit within,, which is… — Sai Baba Copy Share Image
For when asceticism was carried out of monastic cells into everyday life, and began to dominate worldly morality, it did its part… — Max Weber Copy Share Image
One way leads to acquisition, the other leads to nirvana. Realising this a monk should take no pleasure in the respect of… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me. — Arthur Blank Copy Share Image
I got into Goldman really by acquisition because I had gone - I grew up in east New York in the Linden… — Lloyd Blankfein Copy Share Image
With the acquisition of 50% of Todito, TV Azteca is getting on a very fast train. Todito will allow TV Azteca to… — Ricardo Salinas Pliego Copy Share Image
Our true acquisitions lie only in our charities - we gain only as we give. — William Gilmore Simms Copy Share Image
For the Persian poet Rumi, each human life is analogous to a bowl floating on the surface of an infinite ocean. As… — Bill Viola Copy Share Image
As with the acquisition, so with the use of money; they way in which a man spends it is often one of… — William Mathews Copy Share Image
The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils,… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
There's something about sober living and sober thinking, about facing long afternoons without the numbing distraction of anesthesia that disabuses you of… — Caroline Knapp Copy Share Image
Prayer, fasting, vigils, and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, certainly do not constitute the aim of… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
Everybody wears an unseen sign that reads: Inspire me. Remind me that my life matters; call me to be my best self;… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
So far as business and money are concerned, a country gains nothing by a successful war, even though that war involves the… — Havelock Ellis Copy Share Image
Let him avoid ,the acquisition of wealth and ,the gratification of his desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and… — Guru Nanak Copy Share Image
