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Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity the sense of security has indeed been attained? ↗

— Henry Campbell-Bannerman

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Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit. ↗

— Bear Bryant

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A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows. ↗

— George Gurdjieff

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Thanks to the high standing which science has for so long attain and to the impartiality of the Nobel Prize Committee, the Nobel Prize for Physics is rightly considered everywhere as the highest reward within the reach of workers in Natural Philosophy. ↗

— Guglielmo Marconi

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Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder. ↗

— Octave Mirbeau

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I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has led me to give my painting a character of even greater bareness. ↗

— Joan Miro

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The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. ↗

— Voltaire

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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

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