Acquires Quotes
105 Acquires quotes by 99 unique authors
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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
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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
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A fact acquires its true and full value only through the idea which is developed from it.
— Justus von Liebig
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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
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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
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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
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That which a man acquires by contemplation he should spend in love.
— Meister Eckhart
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Society acquires new arts, and loses old instincts.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Life can only be enjoyed as one acquires a true perspective of life and death and of the real purpose of life.
— Spiros Zodhiates
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A mind becomes a detriment when it acquires more intelligence than its integrity can handle.
— Cullen Hightower
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten…
— Zoroaster
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To be a great composer requires immense experience... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's own!
— Frederic Chopin
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In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a…
— Sallust
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The sculptor, the painter the musician the dancer, or any artist, if he can first obtain celebrate in Paris, acquires very easily the esteem and…
— Swami Vivekananda
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A person has to get fed up with the ways of the world before he, before she acquires an appetite for the world of grace.
— Eugene H. Peterson
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Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.
— Hope Solo
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The world acquires value only through its extremes and endures only through moderation; extremists make the world great, the moderates give it stability.
— Paul Valery
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The soul that acquires the virtue of forgiveness won't find any more trouble. No matter what happens, he will know how to run his life…
— Chico Xavier
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The USDHEW calculates that 7% of all patients suffer compensable injuries while hospitalized .....One out of every five patients admitted to a typical research hospital…
— Ivan Illich
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Geometry enlightens the intellect and sets one's mind right. All of its proofs are very clear and orderly. It is hardly possible for errors to…
— Ibn Khaldun
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