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Faith is not sure, if you cannot turn love to quarrel; may my enemies obtain a mild mistress.

The power of a man is his present means to obtain some future apparent good.

No nostalgia runs deeper than that for something one has never known and now cannot obtain.

The objective is to pluck the geese in such a manner as to obtain the greatest number of feathers with the least amount of hissing.

For with slight efforts how should we obtain great results? It is foolish even to desire it.

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.

Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

The ways of the British are inscrutable but they always seem to obtain their own ends without compromising their dignity or their honor.

War, if reason prevails, is waged to obtain a better peace than that which existed prior to the hostilities.

He who thus considers things in their first growth and origin ... will obtain the clearest view of them.

It is often easier for our children to obtain a gun than it is to find a good school.

How many books there are whose reputation is made that would not obtain it were it now to make?

Here and elsewhere we shall not obtain the best insight into things until we actually see them growing from the beginning.

The most learned, acute, and diligent student cannot, in the longest life, obtain an entire knowledge of this one volume.

I do intend to achieve my education goals and obtain my college degree through distance programs.

Seconds of focused pleasureable visualization is stronger than 2000 hours of working to obtain a goal

I am not likely to obtain the result flowing from the worship of God by laying myself prostrate before Satan.

Against other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death we human beings all live in an unwalled city.

Beware, lastly, of imagining you shall obtain the end without using the means conducive to it.

I have always emphasized that the Iranian people has the right to obtain nuclear technology and energy for peaceful purposes.

Believe me, there is no more powerful means to obtain God's grace than to employ the intercessions of the Holy Virgin.

Man's mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot obtain his food without a knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it. He cannot dig a ditch-or build a cyclotron-without a knowledge of his aim and of the means to achieve it. To remain alive, he must think

The quantity of money, which is readily parted with to obtain a thing is called its price.

The Lord grants in a moment what we may have been unable to obtain in dozens of years.

...beauty is the projection of ugliness and by developing certain monstrosities we obtain the purest ornaments.

In 1946, I re-enrolled at the University of Budapest in order to obtain a Ph.D. in philosophy with minors in sociology and in psychology.

In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth.

Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.

There is a time when the hoary head of inveterate abuse will neither draw reverence nor obtain protection.

I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and peace.

We clamor for equality chiefly in matters in which we ourselves cannot hope to obtain excellence.

The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.

Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.

The highest service to which a man may obtain on earth is to preach the law of God.

It so often happens that, after sacrificing a pawn, a player aims not to obtain the initiative for it, but to regain sacrificed material.

Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen.

These days - with the decline of the traditional churches - I'm concerned about where we obtain some form of moral direction.

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.

Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs.

The ACA's reliance on mandatory participation in exchanges as the only way to obtain a health insurance subsidy is fundamentally flawed.

Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us.

Pray to Saint Philomena, What ever you ask from her, She will obtain for you.

If you believe in truth and cared enough to obtain it, you had to be prepared actively to suffer for it.

Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.

The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.

Man's greed to obtain something for nothing has never yet been able to content itself with a moderate profit.

CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to obtain.

Democracy, if it is reasonable, limits itself to giving everyone an equal opportunity to compete and to obtain.

To obtain an assured favorable response from people, it is better to offer them something for their stomachs instead of their brains.

Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.

A man must completely despair of himself in order to become fit to obtain the grace of Christ.

Men are; more inclined to ask curious questions than to obtain necessary instruction.

I obtain my center by remembering to breathe when in a difficult situation. My daily routine includes prayer, workouts, and meditation.

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection.

Governments are not overthrown by the poor, who have no power, but by the rich-when they are insulted by their inferiors and cannot obtain justice.

With Barack, there's an emotional need to succeed, to win, to obtain victory. He always believes that he's the smartest person in the room.

I am truly thankful for my health that has permitted me to obtain optimal results in my career.

We obtain better knowledge of a person during one hour's play and games than by conversing with him for a whole year