It is only in lies, wholeheartedly and bravely told, that human nature attains through words and speech the forbearance, the nobility, the romance, the idealism, that it falls so short of in fact and in deeds.
Quotes about attains (16 Quotes)
When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature.
Even as a coin attains its full value when it is spent, so life attains its supreme value when one knows how to forfeit it with grace when the time comes.
Happiness is a myth we seek, If manifested surely irks Like river speeding to the plain, On its arrival slows and murks. For man is happy only in His aspiration to the heights When he attains his goal, he cools And longs for other distant flights.
No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him.
And do not approach the property of the orphan except in the best manner until he attains his maturity, and give full measure and weight with justice-- We do not impose on any soul a duty except to the extent of its ability and when you speak, then be just though it be (against) a relative, and fulfill Allah's covenant this He has enjoined you with that you may be mindful And (know) that this is My path, the right one therefore follow it, and follow not (other) ways, for they will lead you away from His way this He has enjoined you with that you may guard (against evil).
Indecision regarding the choice among pleasures temporarily robs a man of inner peace. After due reflection, he attains joy by turning away from the lower pleasures and seeking the higher ones.
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.
... Eternal life is the most important thing in all the world for which you and I should work and hope someday to attain. ... the person who attains eternal life is exceedingly rich. Seek not for riches but for wisdom.... ... he that hath eternal life is rich. Eternal life is the greatest of all of the gifts of God.
Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder.
Youth is to all the glad season of life; but often only by what it hopes, not by what it attains, or what it escapes.
The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion.
In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.
And just because God attains and wins and finds this uniqueness, all our lives win in our union with him the individuality which is essential to their true meaning.
Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.