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Acquisition Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch advantages without paying…
- That eminence of learning is not to be gained without labour, at least equal to that which any other kind of greatness can require, will…
- It is not the desire of new acquisitions, but the glory of conquests, that fires the soldier's breast; as indeed the town is seldom worth…
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- To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen… — Jane Austen
- The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of a poem,… — William James
- We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch… — Samuel Johnson
- In the company of friends, writers can discuss their books, economists the state of the economy, lawyers their latest cases, and businessmen… — Alfred Adler
- It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one,… — John Cage
- The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able to attain… — Niccolo Machiavelli
- Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about… — Lev S. Vygotsky
- The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils,… — Seraphim of Sarov