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When a character is born, he acquires at once such an independence, even of his own author, that he can be imagined by everybody even… — Luigi Pirandello
Once life is finished it acquires a sense; up to that point it has not got a sense; its sense is suspended and therefore ambiguous. — Pier Paolo Pasolini
Death does determine life. Once life is finished it acquires a sense; up to that point it has not got a sense; its sense is… — Pier Paolo Pasolini
A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains. — Gautama Buddha
When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire, and… — Socrates
I had never liked bullying of any sort, especially when an individual acquires his courage by becoming part of a faceless mob. I always say… — Gary Reilly
No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how many imperfect and jagged - in some places… — Randolph Bourne
A fact acquires its true and full value only through the idea which is developed from it. — Justus von Liebig
When the individual is relieved of the obligation of self-respect, he acquires the habits of helplessness; he is inclined to retreat to the security of… — Frank Chodorov
Brent Berlin and Paul Kay in Basic Color Terms demonstrate exhaustively and empirically, the very simple thesis that anywhere in the world, as a language… — Alexander Theroux
From social intercourse are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life; where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new ideas,… — Joseph Addison
That which a man acquires by contemplation he should spend in love. — Meister Eckhart
Society acquires new arts, and loses old instincts. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life can only be enjoyed as one acquires a true perspective of life and death and of the real purpose of life. — Spiros Zodhiates
A mind becomes a detriment when it acquires more intelligence than its integrity can handle. — Cullen Hightower
Love itself is the most elitist of passions. It acquires its stereoscopic substance and perspective only in the context of culture, for it takes up… — Joseph Brodsky
The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes to justifying actions,… — Michael Foley
Panics, in some cases, have their uses; they produce as much good as hurt. Their duration is always short; the mind soon grows through them… — Thomas Paine
The West regards marriage as consisting in all that lies beyond the legal tie, while in India it is thought of as a bond thrown… — Swami Vivekananda
A writer's work has to take account of many rhythms: Vulcan's and Mercury's, a message of urgency obtained by dint of patient and meticulous adjustments… — Italo Calvino

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