The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation.

Our experience is composed rather of illusions that of wisdom acquired.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor which rests wholly upon yourself.

Romance is dead - it was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney homogenized and sold off piece by piece.

Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.

The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state while peace is the result of acquired characteristics.

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.

The more a race is governed by its passions the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument the more intense will be its love of music.