Gains Quotes - Page 9

Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.

The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.

Gain at the expense of reputation is manifest loss.

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.

Money ... is the nerve center of the economic system. If, therefore, the state is able to gain unquestioned control over the unit of all accounts, the state will then be in a position to dominate the entire economic system, and the whole society.

There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.

The sole purpose of strategic planning is to enable the company to gain, as effectively as possible, a sustainable edge over its competitors.

More apparent to Teamster members than any moral lapses were the tangible gains that had been steadily realized under Hoffa since his advent to power.

Lampis the ship owner, on being asked how he acquired his great wealth, replied, My great wealth was acquired with no difficulty, but my small wealth, my first gains, with much labor.

If the loss of your fortune gains Christ for you, it will be a beautiful loss.

The more games you get, the more confidence you gain. I started to set the bar high for myself.

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?

My family had all kinds of complications in relationships. I would like to meet the person who did not. Since when is being absolutely perfect what being a human is? What do we gain from that?

Experience is never at bargain price.

People will do more to avoid pain than they will do to gain pleasure.

The longer the life the more the offense, the more the offense the more the pain, the more the pain the less the defense and the less the defense the less the gain.

If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

There is harm not only in trying to gain wealth but also in excessive concern with even the most necessary things. It is not enough to despise wealth, but you must also feed the poor and, more importantly, you must follow Christ.

You learn so much from competition you gain confidence every time you have to step up and perform

The power of faith is suspending judgment long enough to gain the rewards available.

The grape gains its purple tinge by looking at another grape. [Lat., Uvaque conspecta livorem ducit ab uva.]

I'm big on feel, and I think it can help a relief pitcher gain feel before he goes into the game.

Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain by giving it away.

Anything you make forbidden gains sexual attractiveness. Would you be particularly interested in women's breasts if you lived in a society in which they were displayed at all times?