Acquisition Quote by Charles Lamb

Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of his pride, they are at least sufficient to animate…

— Samuel Johnson

A gentleman does not appear to know more or to be more than those with whom he is thrown into company.

— John Lancaster Spalding

The desires of man increase with his acquisitions.

— Samuel Johnson

Men were created for something better than merely to make money. A close application to business, until a competence is gained, is one of…

— Christian Nestell Bovee

Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public business, because they are apt to go out of the common road…

— Jonathan Swift

We need from every man who aspires to leadership-for himself and his company-a determination to undertake a personal program of self-development. Nobody is going…

— Ralph J. Cordiner

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

— Confucius

But a man needs company.

— John Steinbeck

No matter how much work a man can do, no matter how engaging his personality may be, he will not advance far in business…

— John Craig

A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

— Emily Bronte

It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or…

— Alexander Hamilton

Men who know the same things are not long the best company for each other.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson