Attained Quotes

394 quotes by 282 authors

This having learnt, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the stars Thou knew'st by name, and all th'ethereal powers,… — John Milton
Liberal institutions straightway cease being liberal the moment they are soundly established: Once this is attained, no more grievous and more thorough enemies of freedom… — Friedrich Nietzsche
All, or the greatest part of men that have aspired to riches or power, have attained thereunto either by force or fraud, and what they… — Walter Raleigh
Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Half a century ago, the Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote that happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it must come as… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Think not of the amount to be accomplished, the difficulties to be overcome, or the end to be attained, but set earnestly at the little… — William Osler
He who has attained intellectual emancipation to any extent cannot, for a long time, regard himself otherwise than as a wanderer on the face of… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Physio-philosophy has to show how, and in accordance indeed with what laws, the Material took its origin; and, therefore, how something derived its existence from… — Lorenz Oken
[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before we were born; our creeds were infidelity to the mother… — Theodore Parker
How can justice be attained when, in the expiation of an old wrong, another wrong is to be committed? No reasonable creature would conceive of… — Bertha von Suttner
We all desire things that we believe we cannot have, and so my films reflect that again and again. The mystery must be solved, the… — Kim Ji-woon
The noblest men of all ages, Christian saints of the most transcendent spirituality have attained their wonderful development through the spiritual rays of this planet… — Max Heindel
Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can… — Joseph Story
The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance by… — William Falconer
This goal can and must be attained in this life. But even if this does not happen, remember that he who has found the way… — Gustave Meyrink
To comprehend the Wisdom of this Injunction the better, and explain the Duty before us, it should be considered, that Government is the only Means… — Charles Inglis
But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity… — Henry Campbell-Bannerman
True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. — Helen Keller
A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which… — Christopher Alexander

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