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The lower animals, on the other hand, must have their bodily structure modified in order to survive under greatly changed conditions. They must be rendered… — Charles Darwin
Humility is an elusive virtue. The more we pursue it - and the more we seem to acquire it - the more we take pride… — Mike Aquilina
If courage wasn't a standard result of aging it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well. — Lawana Blackwell
Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense. — M. William Phelps
Many Christians 'stall out' in the faith when the call to total commitment is received or viewed as something too high or too hard to… — Chip Ingram
By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we… — Gautama Buddha
Wisdom without love is like having lungs but no air to breathe. Do not seek wisdom in order to acquire knowledge but in order to… — Adyashanti
Wars and revolutions and battles are due simply and solely to the body and its desires. All wars are undertaken for the acquisition of wealth;… — Socrates
The newcomers quickly learned their way about and soon felt at home. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided them, as well as many other pioneers,… — Harry S. Truman
When happiness is actually in possession, the thought of evil can no more acquire the feeling of reality than the thought of good can gain… — William James
Boys are more likely to develop a masculine personality and acquire strong moral standards when they have a loving and nurturant rather than a threatening… — James Q. Wilson
All should be taught that the highest ambition is to be happy, and to add to the well-being of others; that place and power are… — Robert Green Ingersoll
It is as we respond to the understandings and feelings inherent in . . . art that we acquire much of our truth, much of… — Ursula Goodenough
Sometimes I fear that, if Harvard does not give up trying to turn itself from an Institution of Learning into an Educational Institution, we may… — Edwin Boring
There seems to be more opportunities for old guys like me to do a little fighting and running because the lead characters also require a… — Liam Neeson
Though Jack Nubbins was extremely talented, Quenten Cassidy had viewed the Specter; when he reached down through the familiar layers of gloom and fatigue he… — John L. Parker Jr.
Acquire Riches by Industry and Frugality. — Benjamin Franklin
In the large buy out space, which is where we (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) focus our efforts, there are relatively few firms with the capital, experience,… — Henry Kravis
Indeed, I have observed one ingredient, somewhat necessary in a manâ€™s composition towards happiness, which people of feeling would do well to acquire; a certain… — Henry Mackenzie
Life and death are not properly scientific concepts but rather political concepts, which as such acquire a political meaning precisely only through a decision. — Giorgio Agamben

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