Acquire Quotes - Page 2

Those who cannot themselves observe can at least acquire the observation of others.
Benjamin Disraeli (1846). “Contarini Fleming: A Romance”, p.78
Robert Fritz (1996). “Corporate Tides: The Inescapable Laws of Organizational Structure”, p.28, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.
Ambrose Bierce (2011). “Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs”, p.815, Library of America
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
Aesop (2011). “Aesop's Fables”, p.198, Collector's Library
A fact acquires its true and full value only through the idea which is developed from it.
Justus von Liebig (1859). “Familiar Letters on Chemistry, in its relation to Physiology, Dietetics, Agriculture, Commerce and Political Economy: Edited by John Blyth”, p.58
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1958). “Philosophy of right”
Edmund Burke (1834). “The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: With a Biographical and Critical Introduction, and Portrait After Sir Joshua Reynolds”, p.36
Hast thou virtue? acquire also the graces and beauties of virtue.
Benjamin Franklin “Poor Richard Day by Day”, Lulu.com
To one man a stream is so much water-power, to another a rendezvous for lovers.
George Henry Lewes (1891). “The Principles of Success in Literature”
"Memoirs of Napoleon" published by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, (1829-1831).
Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2002). “Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948”, Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.152, Scholastic Inc.
"Slowness". Book by Milan Kundera, 1995.
Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
John Wooden (1997). “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court”, p.201, McGraw Hill Professional
The more we consume, acquire, and elevate our status, the harder it is to stay happy.
Jane McGonigal (2011). “Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World”, p.41, Penguin