It is a matter of life and death for us; for the lead we gain by day on ships and railways is lost each night.
Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the "veils" which have to be dissolved in the mind.
The only gain of civilisation for mankind is the greater capacity for variety of sensations - and absolutely nothing more.
A politician is a person who trades promises for power, and then trades the people’s trust for personal gain.
There was once a young man who wished to gain his Heart’s Desire.
If I have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over- only living with the mistakes you've made.
Nothing can be gained by extensive study and wide reading. Give them up immediately.
Treat gain and loss the same.' Don't be Intimidated. Don't make a Big Deal of anything - just accept things as they come to you.
If there is nothing to lose but something to gain by trying, by all means one should keep trying.
The need for gain, and advantage over others, is one of the chief driving forces behind all human misery.
There is no growth without risk. There is always something to be gained from any experience. It is up to us to interpret our truth of self.
It seemed inequitable at best that one could and did gain a reputation for things that left one both physically and emotionally unsatisfied.
winners see the gain; losers see the pain.
Let us live this day in that light, that life, and that peace, so that we may gain the victory over those things that press us down.
Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.
One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding.
Only a cheap politician, greedy for political gain, would try to single out one individual for blame. The fault lies not with the individual but with the system, and that system is Richard Nixon.
I've gradually gained more confidence swimming for distance in the open sea, but I still return to the rock pools.
If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
Isn't it sad that we have to gain control of the artificial numbers placed upon us by others to regain some control of our lives?
