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Belief is a wise wager, granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false. If you gain, you gain all, if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about faith, truth, nothing

If you gain, you gain all, if you lose, you lose nothing....

If you gain, you gain all, if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about nothing

Imagination gains specialization through knowledge....

Imagination gains specialization through knowledge. Knowledge gains freedom though imagination.

Quote by Mariana Fulger about imagination, knowledge

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I...

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete with the real whores who played the other roles. I was fat as a barrel.

Quote by Victoria Abril about real estate

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as...

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.

Quote by Dean Acheson about public

Also, I gained lots of weight between ages 18-20 because...

Also, I gained lots of weight between ages 18-20 because I was drinking alcohol at night. Alcohol has lots of calories and that does not help.

Quote by Oksana Baiul about drinking, help, night

It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.

Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about sin, love

The chief ingredients in the composition of those...

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Quote by Joseph Addison about good, good luck, praise, common sense, sense, nature, truth

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility...

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

Quote by Joseph Addison about humility, wealth, youth, good, good luck

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain...

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

Quote by Aeschylus about good luck, wealth

What makes something special is not just what you have to...

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

Quote by Andre Agassi about value

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without...

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

Quote by Aristotel about philosophy, law, fear, being

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

Quote by Aristotel about work, end

We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.

Quote by George W. Bush about moon, man

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about dispute, judges

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the...

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about literature, parents, character, children, real estate

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

The strongest results were in Florida and Texas. In just one year in a Texas charter school, an average student gained 7 percentile points in math and 8 percentile points in reading, while Florida charter schools improved student performance by 6...

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about school

We pay some price when necessary to bring down inflation but that price is temporary and is not large relative to the permanent gain from reduced inflation.

Quote by Martin Feldstein

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes

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