Acquiring Quotes

210 quotes by 180 authors

Never confuse acquiring degrees with wisdom. — Marshall Goldsmith
All men are created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity;… — George Mason
The spiritual journey is not about acquiring something outside yourself, rather, you are penetrating deep layers and veils to return to the deepest truth of… — Ram Dass
If your motivation for acquiring money or success comes from a non-supportive root such as fear, anger or the need to 'prove' yourself, your money… — T. Harv Eker
This is the pathless path - returning to where you were initially before you got lost. The deepest truth in you is where the journey… — Ram Dass
Success isn't about acquiring things, it's about discovering your life purpose and following the call — Elizabeth Gilbert
Effective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings. — D. A. Carson
A well organized education should not be one which prepares students for a good remuneration alone. It should be one that can help and guide… — Haile Selassie
... if a man prays God for some virtue, and at the same time gives himself up to negligence, acquiring no definite means to gain… — Lorenzo Scupoli
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy. — Chanakya
Maturity is largely about acquiring the confidence and the competence to make your own decisions. — Susan Maushart
I, therefore, O Caesar, do not publish this work, merely prefixing my name to a treatise which of right belongs to others, nor think of… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power; and, conversely, very few rebellions of maritime provinces have succeeded without acquiring sea power. — Samuel Eliot Morison
I, who cannot stay in my chamber for a single day without acquiring some rust, and when sometimes I have stolen forth for a walk… — Henry David Thoreau
We don't have to remain in this radically destructive mind-set and institutional-set. We can change, and the natural order of things could emerge in all… — Dee Hock
Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective. — Paul Biya
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse… — W. Somerset Maugham
Parents who have been successful in acquiring more often have a difficult time saying no to the demands of overindulged children. Their children run the… — H. David Burton
Does the pursuit of truth give you as much pleasure as before? Surely it is not the knowing but the learning, not the possessing but… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Who Wrote These Acquiring Quotes

180 authors contributed a total of 210 Acquiring Quotes, led by these top contributors: