#gained

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below. ↗

— Daniel Boone

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I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal. ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

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In creating superdelegates, the Democratic Party recognized the expertise that its top holders of public office have gained by running for office themselves. They are experts at winning. They know the issues. They are in a unique position to evaluate presidential candidates. ↗

— Jim Hunt

#creating #democratic #democratic party #evaluate #expertise

Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries. ↗

— John Tyndall

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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. ↗

— Sophocles

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Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world. ↗