Gain Quotes

2122 Gain quotes by 1482 unique authors

The whole purpose of climbing something like Everest is to effect some sort of spiritual and physical gain. But if you compromise the process you’re an… — Yvon Chouinard
The whole purpose of an adventure is to gain some spiritual or emotional insight. When you compromise the process, you compromise the gain. — Yvon Chouinard
The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with… — Antoine Rivarol
It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless of how comfortable or sacred… — George H. Smith
To play well you must feel tranquil and at peace. I have never been troubled by nerves in golf because I felt I had nothing… — Harry Vardon
Doing the right thing is important, which is where strategy comes in. But doing that thing well—execution—is what sets companies apart. After all, every football… — Jeffrey Pfeffer
When we see the bankruptcy, slavery, and vanity of everything else, we can finally say, ‘To die is gain.’ — Matt Chandler
He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. To him, death is loss. He who lays up treasures… — Randy Alcorn
Sometimes you must lose everything to gain it again, and the regaining is the sweeter for the pain of loss. — SebastiAn
And although it might be best of all to be Socrates satisfied, having both happiness and depth, we would give up some happiness in order… — Robert Nozick
I have great respect for human life. My decision to take human life at the Murrah Building – I did not do it for personal… — Timothy McVeigh
Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole community. It was… — Max Nordau
To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future. — Akio Morita
Faith which refuses to face indisputable facts is but little faith. Truth is always gain, however hard it is to accommodate ourselves to it. To… — Albert Schweitzer
All your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony. Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace. — Unknown Author
Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies. — Pol Pot
True beauty of dress consists in its simplicity . . . What do these devotees of fashion gain? Only the satisfaction of being admired, like… — Ellen G. White
You will have a growing knack for gravitating toward wilder, wetter, more interesting problems. More and more, you will be drawn to the kind of… — Rob Brezsny
The most efficient action, the most significant testimony to nonviolence, is living a life in which there is no violence-showing that such a life is… — Lanza del Vasto
Things live by moving and gain strength as they go. — Bruce Lee
So long as people do not consider all men as their brothers and do not consider human life as the most sacred thing, which rather… — Leo Tolstoy
Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet… — Teresa of Avila
Do it the hard way! Think ahead of your job. Then nothing in the world can keep the job ahead from reaching out for you.… — Harlow Curtice
It was Lord Jesus Christ who said "Whosoever will save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall… — Rama Swami
We want gain without pain; we want the resurrection without going through the grave; we want life without experiencing death; we want a crown without… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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