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The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are - 1. Security to possessors; 2. Facility to acquirers; 3. Hope to all.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about politics, end, security, nation, hope

I find that a great part of the information I have was...

I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.

Quote by Franklin P. Adams

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone...

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about experience, good, good luck

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and...

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about purpose, education, work

The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance by her own intrinsic motion, without gaining any new degree of velocity, or lessening what she has acquired.

Quote by William Falconer

What we're really after is simply that people acquire a legal license for Windows for each computer they own before they move on to Linux or Sun Solaris or BSD or OS/2 or whatever.

Quote by Bill Gates about sun, people

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about man, being, people

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly...

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.

Quote by Thomas Paine about virtue, encouragement, praise

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them, ...

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them, no art can keep or acquire them.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about events, chance, art, magic

Vulgar and common persons, as they carry nothing out of this world, so they leave nothing in it: they receive no eminency in their birth, they acquire none in their life, they have none when they die, they leave none at their death.

Quote by John Pearson about death, people, vulgarity, nothing, common sense, world, life

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need...

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

Quote by Erich Fromm about mother, need, peace, love

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come...

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.

Quote by Thomas Gray about poetry, emotions, measure, art, magic, nature

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the...

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil.

Quote by Maria Montessori about children, idea, good, good luck

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be...

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be acquired with difficulty.

Quote by Charles Peirce about philosophy, difficulties, doubt, art, magic

Nothing can be replaced the golden substance of knowledge acquired through a long experience. Reflections and maximum RightWords Translation

Quote by Eusebiu Camilar about knowledge, experience, nothing

Any love that leads to creation acquires its legitimacy.

Any love that leads to creation acquires its legitimacy.

Quote by Lucian Blaga about love, creation

When reading we are not looking for new ideas, but...

When reading we are not looking for new ideas, but thoughts already thought of by us, which acquire a seal of confirmation on the page.

Quote by Cesare Pavese about thinking

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