Deep knowledge is not knowledge of the thing itself, but knowledge of a thing like the thing. Then, you gain not one knowledge, but two knowledges. Of the thing. And of the original thing with is like the thing. Which is the barbarism of the privileged class.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity. The cause of civil liberty and civil government gains as little as that of religion by this confusion of duties. Those who quit their proper character to assume what does not belong to them are, for the greater part, ignorant both of the character they leave and of the character they assume.
There is no greater dishonesty than man effecting his own private gains at the expense of others.
There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.
Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath.
Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious
Religion in a magistrate strengthens his authority, because it procures veneration, and gains a reputation to it. In all the affairs of this world, so much reputation is in reality so much power.
I'm not a free trader, but I am a free trader, but I'm also a fare trader and a smart trader. I want to make sure that the United States gains something. So I think you would probably agree.
You gain your point if your industrious art can make unusual words easy.
To gain freedom is to gain simplicity.
Sometimes you must lose everything to gain it again, and the regaining is the sweeter for the pain of loss.
Not until we dare to regard ourselves as a nation, not until we respect ourselves, can we gain the esteem of others, or rather only then will it come of its own accord
Experience is the main reason why we`re here, I think, in the world -- to gain experience. And from our experience we gain knowledge. . . and if we get any knowledge, then we gain liberation.
To deny being lovers in order to gain something. That can result in a much worse situation than one can imagine.
For every loss, there is a hidden gain. And for every gain, there is a hidden loss.
As a believer just because you gain more fame or authority doesn't mean anything, this means you have more feet to wash
We know that material things don't offer contentment, but we still buy more-more of the props and gadgets our culture tells us we must have in order to be happy and "happening. " Our addiction to consumption distracts us from seeing that we are disconnected from ourselves, from our truth and from one another. Any euphoria we gain from our material gains is fleeting at best.
Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others.
Do thou smile like the rose at loss and gain; For the rose, though its petals be torn asunder, Still smiles on, and it is never cast down.