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Gained Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied…
- No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond…
- Such is the constitution of man that labour may be styled its own reward; nor will any external incitements be requisite, if it be considered…
- 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…
- 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…
- The mischief of flattery is, not that it persuades any man that he is what he is not, but that it suppresses the influence of…
- Other things may be seized by might, or purchased with money, but knowledge is to be gained only by study, and study to be prosecuted…
- Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
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- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal… — Hannah Arendt
- And one more idea which may be laughed and sneered at in some supposedly sophisticated circles, but I just have to believe… — Ronald Reagan
- The incident with Dawn hadn't been one of my finer moments. I honestly hadn't expected to break any bones when I shoved… — Richelle Mead
- We learn much during our sleep, and the knowledge thus gained slowly filters into the physical brain, and is occasionally impressed upon… — Annie Besant
- The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained. — David Bohm
- I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts… — Daniel Boone
- Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be,… — Sophia Bush