What then is the intellectual advantage of civilization over primitive savagery? It is not necessarily that each civilized man has more knowledge but that he requires far less.
The objection to propaganda is not only its appeal to unreason, but still more the unfair advantage which it gives to the rich and powerful.
Of all the advantages that ghostwriting offers, one of the greatest must be the opportunity that you get to meet people of interest.
I frequently feel I'm being taken advantage of merely because I'm asked to do the work I'm paid to do.
I follow my own methods, and tell as much or as little as I choose. That is the advantage of being unofficial.
A man who has shot lions in large quantities has an unfair advantage over other men.
One of the advantages of real worth is that menial tasks can always be left to someone else.
Where does love reveal itself? In beds, sofas, bathtubs – each section of a department store has its advantages.
One unforeseen advantage of having a child was that it gave me the excuse to talk to myself to my heart's content and pretend it was for my daughters benefit.
The greatest advantage of all is that when people think you're a witch, you can eat an entire serving of squash all by yourself.
POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
What is most of our boasted so-called knowledge but a conceit that we know something, which robs us of the advantage of our actual ignorance?
Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the moment for our evolution, and gives us the best advantage for the development of ourselves.
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
Whatever you possess as an advantage over others, must be meticulously executed to produce desired results and progress.
Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring can return.
Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors that they are ready to repeat their lessons as often as we please.
I've had an advantage; I've had a sort of open public acceptance in New York that doesn't happen to just anyone trying to make the transition you were talking about.
Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.
Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured.
The advantage of a market-based national defense is obvious: Every citizen would receive an individualized amount of military protection, based on the value each of us placed on defending the homeland.
