"Other things may be seized by might, or……" — Samuel Johnson

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• The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation… — Hannah Arendt
• I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the… — Aristotle
• We learn much during our sleep, and the knowledge thus gained slowly filters into the physical brain, and is occasionally… — 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… — Daniel Boone
• Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big - I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot… — Christina Aguilera
• I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think… — Gisele Bundchen
• To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to… — Alcaeus
• Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd… — Sophia Bush
• You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure… — Lydia M. Child
• When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• I would rather a boy learnt in the roughest school the courage to hit a politician, or gained in the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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