Acquisition Quote by Samuel Johnson

You desire to be learned, wealthy, and great, without labor; it is one of the follies still extant in the world.

— George Pope Morris

For knowledge is not given as gift...but through study...The free mind, not afraid of labor, presses on to attain the good.

— Laura Cereta

There is a knowledge which is desirable, though nothing come of it, as being of itself a treasure, and a sufficient remuneration of years…

— John Henry Newman

Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without…

— Nathanael Greene

There is no one who cannot derive great help and great benefit from learning; but there are also only a few people who do…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Learning, like money, may be of so base a coin as to be utterly void of use; or, if sterling, may require good management…

— William Shenstone

Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the ability to find it.

— Louis Nizer

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

— Abigail Adams

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

— Abigail Adams

Love of learning will never let you down. You can have a quest for money, you can have a quest for power, you can…

— David McCullough

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.

— Aristotle

Learning is not just a labour market or economic growth issue. It is an integral part of human development. We learn from birth to…

— Alexander De Croo