Obtain
What labor and pains worldlings take to obtain the vain things of this life-to obtain the poor things of this world, which are but shadows and dreams, and mere nothings!
Author: Thomas BrooksTopics: Dream, Labor, Obtain, Poor, World
That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it
Author: Thomas Babington MacaulayTopics: Famous, Feelings, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Obtain, Positive, Simple, Wonderful
You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.
Author: A. E. vanTopics: Leadership Qualities, Leading, Leads, Obtain, Obviously, Occasion, Occasionally, Occupation, Story, Storyteller, Storytelling
It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat
Author: Theophile GautierTopics: Cat, Difficult, Famous, Feelings, Friendship, Obtain
Death is not the monarch for the dead, but of the dying. The moment he obtains a conquest he loses a subject.
Author: Thomas PaineTopics: Dead, Death, Famous, Feelings, Life, Meaningful, Moment, Monarchy, Obtain, Subjects
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated
Author: Thomas PaineTopics: Cheap, Conflicts, Esteem, Famous, Freedom, Glorious, Good, Harder, Heaven, Hell, Indeed, Lightly, Obtain, Price, Proper, Rated, Strange, Triumph, Value
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated
Author: Thomas PaineTopics: Cheap, Esteem, Famous, Freedom, Good, Heaven, Highly, Indeed, Lightly, Obtain, Price, Proper, Strange, Value
That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.
Author: Thomas PaineTopics: Esteem, Famous, Feelings, Life, Lightly, Meaningful, Obtain, Reality
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value
Author: Thomas PaineTopics: Cheap, Esteem, Everything, Famous, Feelings, Gives, Life, Lightly, Meaningful, Obtain, Positive, Value
I feel that there is nothing more important than for every girl… to obtain as high an education as she can.
Author: Eleanor RooseveltTopics: Education, Famous, Feel, High, Important, Inspirational, Meaningful, Motivational, Obtain
I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not.
Author: Coco ChanelTopics: Challenging, Drink, Drinking Alcohol, Love Life, Loveable, Loved, Lovemaking, Obtain, Occasion, Ruthless Champion, Sudden, Suffer
From you, my dear Erasmus, let me obtain this request, that just as I bear with your ignorance in these matters, so you in turn will bear with my lack of eloquence.
Author: Martin LutherTopics: Famous, Meaningful, Obtain