“ Violence gains nothing, killing wins nothing — only sometimes nothing is what people want. Death is what they want. And they get it. ”
- Ursula K. Le Guin- Copy
- 211
“ You cannot buy loyalty; you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, and souls. You have to earn these things. ”
- Clarence Francis- Copy
- 3.7K
“ He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers. ”
- Zoroaster- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Possessing a great attitude is like having a secret weapon. All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude still sometimes wins. ”
- JOHN C. MAXWELL- Copy
- 682
“ Superiority to fate is difficult to gain, 'tis not conferred of any, but possible to earn. ”
- Emily Dickinson- Copy
- 2.4K
“ I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we are secure in our own soul. ”
- Margaret Chase Smith- Copy
- 3.9K
“ No one is going to turn down a good meal because he does not understand the digestive mechanism. ”
- V. I. Klassen- Copy
- 2.3K
“ I certainly will support all efforts to win. We have no choice,... But I think we've put ourselves in a position where we've made a choice where everything is to lose and very little to gain. ”
- Jack Reed- Copy
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“ In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone. ”
- Gertrude Jekyll- Copy
- 2.4K
“ Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel. ”
- William Penn- Copy
- 2.2K
“ 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. ”
- Lester B. Pearson- Copy
- 1.9K
“ A win is a win. It's just some events have more significance than others. That's all it is. But the title is the title. ”
- Greg Norman- Copy
- 3.7K
“ The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant. ”
- Pete Rose- Copy
- 2.8K
“ Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray. ”
- Joe Garagiola- Copy
- 339
“ The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts. ”
- William Hazlitt- Copy
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“ That action is best which procures the greatest happiness. ”
- Francis Hutcheson- Copy
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“ Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase. ”
- John Balguy- Copy
- 1.4K
“ Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. ”
- George Washington- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire. ”
- Epictetus- Copy
- 2.3K
“ Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving procures us admission. ”
- The Koran- Copy
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