Quotes of: Gain Keyword

The conviction that everyone in this house must be dead had gained such a hold on Magnus that it was a shock when the woman who had summoned him here opened the door.

The Midnight Heir

Provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided they were all story and no reflection, she had never any objection to books at all.

Northanger Abbey

What is society but an individual? [...] The ocean is not society; it is individuals. This was how I managed to gain a modicum of freedom from my terror at the illusion of the ocean called the world.

No Longer Human

Shame is the demon that keeps many of us trapped in our pain; healing comes when we gain the courage to confront our demon(s).

One Family's AIDS

The Canis Lupus, both wolf and man, were meant to be a family with one another. We gain strength through our bond with each other.

Out of the Dark

Freedom that is not fought for, that is not gained by personal sacrifice is freedom that will never last, because in the heart of the one set free, it will have little value. A treasure that costs nothing is a treasure that is easily neglected and lo...

Liberator

Truth gains more even by the errors of one who, with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those who only hold them because they do not suffer themselves to think…

On Liberty

Beware of your gifts; they may appear as tiny as seeds but at the end, they’ll gain roots to bear fruits to feed the world if only you will desire to water them regularly!

Leaders' Watchwords

There's a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain't everything because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.

In Search of King Solomon's Mines

You will never gain anyone's approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.

The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

The greatest disaster of self; comes not with experience of failure, but the fear gained belief; about what you think you cannot achieve

Once a Girl, Now a Woman

Mythology didn't cease to exist and be useful to Pagans when we gained digital watch technology.

Pagan Standard Times: Essays on the Craft

A dog to vomit does turn, A fool to folly but return, The wise err and learn, Gaining from each burn.

PT. Kanhaiya Lal Misra - My Father

When the gain is greater than the pain, I’ll be there, telling you how we can both profit from your productivity. That’s what love is about.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

This is the fly in the ointment of free-market capitalism. It cannot ensure that profits are gained in a fair way, or distributed in a fair manner. On the contrary, the craving to increase profits and production blinds people to anything that might s...

Unknown

I think our vision heretofore has been and should continue to be to have Cardozo be the kind of law school that we can be proud of. I would like to see it gain recognition as one of the three best law schools in New York City.

Norman Lamm

Shiva and Saleem, victor and victim; understand our rivalry, and you will gain understanding of the age in which you live. (The reverse of this statement is also true.)

Midnight's Children

How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.

Meditations

Freedom is to stand naked at the moment, having no expectations, nothing to lose or to gain. The empty then is fulfilled, just to be emptied again at the next moment. The Absolute Freedom is, to become every path, at any given moment.

Grigoris Deoudis

Cutting, and suicide, two very different symptoms of the same problem, are gaining on us. I personally don't know a single person who doesn't know at least two of these victims personally.

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