Grasp Quotes

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Having been born into the house of a warrior, one's intentions should be to grasp the long and the short swords and to die. — Kato Kiyomasa
The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment. . . . We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and… — Alfred North Whitehead
A certain grasp of military affairs is vital for those in charge of general policy. — Carl von Clausewitz
Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom. — Mignon McLaughlin
To get an elementary grasp of the game of golf, a human must learn, by endless practice, a continuous and subtle series of highly unnatural… — Alistair Cooke
The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount,… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Suffering is by no means a privilege, a sign of nobility, a reminder of God. Suffering is a fierce, bestial thing, commonplace, uncalled for, natural… — Cesare Pavese
An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the people of America… — George C. Marshall
It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp… — Eleanor Perenyi
What is the world full of? It is full of things that arise, persist, and cease. Grasp and cling to them, and they produce suffering.… — Buddhadasa
One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing that we as individuals can make a difference. Ending hunger in America is a goal… — Jeff Bridges
It is those pent-up, craving children who make all the wars and all the horrors and all the art and all the beauty and discovery… — Robertson Davies
Things and men have always a certain sense, a certain side by which they must be got hold of if one wants to obtain a… — Joseph Conrad
While it is true that science, to the extent of its grasp of causative connections, may reach important conclusions as to the compatibility and incompatibility… — Albert Einstein
Change as change is mere flux and lapse; it insults intelligence. Genuinely to know is to grasp a permanent end that realizes itself through changes. — John Dewey
Most people do not take heed of the things they encounter, nor do they grasp them even when they have learned about them, although they… — Heraclitus
And let me touch those curving claws of yellow ivory; and grasp the tail that like a monstrous asp coils round your heavy velvet paws. — Oscar Wilde
Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the… — Viktor E. Frankl
Our vision of interconnectedness resonates with new networks of world citizens in nongovernmental organizations linking from numberless centers of energy, expressing the emergence of a… — Dennis Kucinich
It is a misfortune for a science to be born too late when the means of observation have become too perfect. That is what is… — Henri Poincare

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