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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, contentment, 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 contentment, nothing

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

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, faith, 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

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, problems, contentment

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, contentment

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, contentment

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

While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain.

Quote by Ed Pastor

We know now that in modern warfare, fought on any considerable scale, there can be no possible economic gain for any side. Win or lose, there is nothing but waste and destruction.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about war, destruction, waste, nothing

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

Quote by George Herbert

A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept...

A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.

Quote by William Faulkner about conscience, gods, dream, order, moral, rightness, man

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, ...

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli about people

You must lose everything in order to gain anything.

You must lose everything in order to gain anything.

Quote by Brad Pitt about success, order, contentment

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it...

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

Quote by Horatio Nelson about victory, use, contentment

Who can play without wanting to succeed even with a...

Who can play without wanting to succeed even with a sentimentally gain?

Quote by Sorin Cerin about feelings, wisdom

With Water you do not gain weight, but only with the fruits of water... Give me the Water of rains and I will make all the deserts to bear fruits over night...!

Quote by Ion Pachia-Tatomirescu about aphorisms, water, night, contentment

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