Acquired Quotes

524 Acquired quotes by 422 unique authors

Knowledge is real knowledge only when it is acquired by the efforts of your intellect, not by memory — Leo Tolstoy
Love, for too many men in our time, consists of sleeping with a seductive woman, one who is properly endowed with the right distribution of… — Ashley Montagu
The inmost significance of the exaggerated value which is set upon hard work appears to be this: man seems to mistrust everything that is effortless;… — Josef Pieper
Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge — Claude Bernard
Algebraic geometry seems to have acquired the reputation of being esoteric, exclusive, and very abstract, with adherents who are secretly plotting to take over all… — David Mumford
Those who suffer great adversity and sorrow and go on to serve their fellowmen develop a great capacity to understand others. Like the prophets, they… — Carlos H. Amado
Simply put, the promises of God are not automatic; they must be acquired by faith. — John Bevere
Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listened… — Bill Dixon
Skills are never taught, they are acquired. I can give you a camera, but can't feed your vision. — Raghu Rai
Grace is within you. Grace is your self. Grace is not something to be acquired from others. If it is external, it is useless. All… — Ramana Maharshi
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar. — Erica Jong
Among all the accomplishments of life none are so important as refinement; it is not, like beauty, a gift of Nature, and can only be… — James Ellis
Sentence structure is innate, but whining is acquired. — Woody Allen
I am tempted to say that a doctorate in AI would be negatively useful, but I am not one to hold someoneâ€™s reckless youth against… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance, whereas to break bad habits once they… — Emily Post
Insurrection is the last remedy, especially when the people have acquired the belief that peaceful means to secure the remedies for evils prove futile. — Unknown Author
I have an acquired taste for language, yet it is seldom an actual focus of mine. — Saul Williams
Maybe being oneself is an acquired taste. For a writer it's a big deal to bow--or kneel or get knocked down--to the fact that you… — Patricia Hampl
Maybe being oneself is always an acquired taste. — Patricia Hampl
The only tastes worth having are acquired tastes. — Gilbert Adair

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