It is true that some have greater power of resistance than others, but everyone has the power to close his heart against… — George Q. Cannon Copy Share Image
To gain victory over the flesh was the purpose of fasting and celibacy, which denied the pleasures of this world for the… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
Weep for me, whoever has charity, truth and justice! I did not come on this voyage for gain, honor or wealth, that… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but… — Marcus Allen Copy Share Image
There are gains for all our losses, There are balms for all our pain: But when youth, the dream, departs, It takes… — Richard Henry Stoddard Copy Share Image
The beauty of having nothing to lose, is you learn the beauty of having everything to gain. This is where hope lives.… — Craig Stone Copy Share Image
Having no room of my own to "take care of things" had begun to weigh on me. I wondered if storing up… — Bill Konigsberg Copy Share Image
Without balance and wisdom, power becomes very destructive. It creates unhappiness and not happiness. To simply see a teacher to gain power… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Agitation prevents rebellion, keeps the peace, and secures progress. Every step she gains is gained forever. Muskets are the weapons of animals.… — Wendell Phillips Copy Share Image
Look in, and see Christ's chosen saint In triumph wear his Christ-like chain; No fear lest he should swerve or faint; "His… — John Keble Copy Share Image
There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
We don't serve God to gain His acceptance; we are accepted so we serve God. We don't follow Him in order to… — Neil T Anderson Copy Share Image
A person will gain everyone's approval if he mixes the pleasant with the useful. — Horace Copy Share Image
Our egoism gains nothing from acts of love, but the world gains all the more. Esotericism tells us that love is to… — Rudolf Steiner Copy Share Image
If you are kept in ignorance of the true way and permit yourself to rely upon and be guided by the opinion… — Joseph Franklin Rutherford Copy Share Image
The difference between the "natural" individuation process, which runs its course unconsciously, and the one that is consciously realized is tremendous. In… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the Ocean. — Rumi Copy Share Image
Presumably, as a Martial artist, I do not fight for gain or loss, am not concerned with strength or weakness, and neither… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
My conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader. — Horace Copy Share Image
The most obvious – and easiest! – way to gain perspective is to put your work away for a while. The truth… — Elizabeth Sims Copy Share Image
It takes great effort to follow the rules of a pull system ... thus a half-hearted introduction of a pull system brings… — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
