#acquire

Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort. He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him. Thus he loves the house and hates art. ↗

— Adolf Loos

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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#best #child #every #given #literacy

I was sent to a school because my father was already aware that his days were numbered, and he was anxious for me to acquire a good education and follow in his footsteps. ↗

— Sigrid Undset

#already #anxious #aware #because #days

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#efforts #encourage #endeavor #others #own

Like most people my age, my job is the main focus of my life. I don't have some kind of jet-setting fabulous lifestyle where I'm constantly in situations to acquire amazing anecdotes, that's it. ↗

— Anna Paquin

#age #amazing #anecdotes #constantly #fabulous

It's tempting to say the Ph.D. didn't have an effect, but it's not so. I think whatever resonance I may be able to achieve is in part simply from the amount of reading and learning that I acquired along the way. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

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Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire them. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired. ↗

— Romano Prodi

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Hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired. ↗

— Aurelius Clemens Prudentius

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