#yield

Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to a careless and thoughtless state of life, and yields to the lust of the flesh, not considering that this lust is really the forbidden tree. ↗

— Johann Arndt

#considering #far #flesh #forbidden #fruits

Still, intuitive assumptions about behavior is only the starting point of systematic analysis, for alone they do not yield many interesting implications. ↗

— Gary Becker

#alone #analysis #assumptions #behavior #implications

The experience reminds me of a favorite saying: Most of the yield from research efforts comes from the coal that is mined while looking for diamonds. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

#comes #diamonds #efforts #experience #favorite

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. ↗

— Francis Drake

#beginning #continuing #end #finished #glory

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep. ↗

— Elizabeth II

#because #colonies #impossible #keep #know

Thank God I have four sons. The mother/daughter relationship is one of mankind's great mysteries, and for womankind, it can be hellaciously complicated. My mother and I are quintessential examples of the rewards and frustrations, and the joys and infuriations it can yield. ↗

— Melissa Gilbert

#daughter #examples #four #frustrations #god

When it comes to exploring the mind in the framework of cognitive neuroscience, the maximal yield of data comes from integrating what a person experiences - the first person - with what the measurements show - the third person. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#comes #data #experiences #exploring #first

It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return. ↗

— Alex Lowe

#back #control #demand #humility #lack

Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest. ↗

— Pindar

#self-interest #wisdom #yield

The best real-estate investments with the highest yields are in working-class neighborhoods, because fancy properties are overpriced. ↗

— Jane Bryant Quinn

#best #fancy #highest #investments #neighborhoods