“Of all the ‘attitudes’ we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.”

Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

I conclude that the musical notes and rhythms were first acquired by the male or female progenitors of mankind for the sake of charming the opposite sex.

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.