Gained Quotes

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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. — Sophocles
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. — Sallust
The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be… — Howard Fineman
True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way. — Stephen Mitchell
When you lose the shootout, you feel like you lost the hockey game, ... But we didn't lose the hockey game. We lost a point… — Randy Carlyle
The experience she gained should be invaluable to her continued growth and contribution to our team. In reality, compared to American players, she would just… — Mike Thibault
No cause more frequently produces bashfulness than too high an opinion of our own importance. He that imagines an assembly filled with his merit, panting… — Samuel Johnson
It's natural to be afraid of replacing everything you already gained by a dream. — Paulo Coelho
How to get the best of it all? One must conquer, achieve, get to the top; one must know the end to be convinced that… — George Leigh Mallory
My soul has gained the freedom of the night — Elizabeth Bibesco
If your ceiling should fall down, then you have lost a room, but gained a courtyard. Think of it that way. — Alexander McCall Smith
Faith cannot be inherited or gained by being baptized into a Church. Faith is a matter between the individual and God. — Martin Luther
When I talked to my medical friends about the strange silence on this subject in American medical magazines and textbooks, I gained the impression that… — Alice Hamilton
What is gained by debt relief and aid can be lost if we don't get a proper trade agreement in Hong Kong, — Gordon Brown
No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and… — Anne Sullivan Macy
The short successes that can be gained in a brief time and without difficulty, are not worth much. — Henry Ford
Duane Allman didn't see himself as the bandleader .. he led by example, and you gained a lot of respect from Duane if you earned… — Richard Betts
Hiking the PCT was the maddening effort of knitting that sweater and unraveling it over and over again. As if everything gained was inevitably lost — Cheryl Strayed
Going down (descending), I realized, was like taking hold of the loose strand of yard on a sweater you'd just spent hours knitting and pulling… — Cheryl Strayed
Ferguson argued that British involvement in World War I was unnecessary, far too costly in lives and money for any advantage gained, and a Pyrrhic… — David Harsanyi

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