Quotes about Obtaining

The use of means for the obtaining of peace is ours; the bestowing of it is God's prerogative.

It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book...from the reading of 'good books' there comes a richness of life that can be obtained in no other way.

Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

It's not the having, it's the getting.

Were not this desire of fame very strong, the difficulty of obtaining it, and the danger of losing it when obtained, would be sufficient to deter a man from so vain a pursuit.

A firm confidence that the blessing is actually within our reach is the first step toward obtaining it and a powerful impulse in the pursuit.