“Avarice, or the desire of gain, is a universal passion which operates at all times, at all places, and upon all persons.” PersonsDesirePassionGainsUniversalGreedAll TimeAvarice Book:Selected essays Source: Selected essays
“The more you enter, the more you become locked in. Your social-networking site becomes a central platform - a closed silo of content, and one that does not give you full control over your information in it. The more this kind of architecture gains widespread use, the more the Web becomes fragmented, and the less we enjoy a single, universal information space.” GivingKindDoeUseSocialEnjoySpaceInformationGainsUniversalArchitectureOver YouLockedPlatformsSiteNetworkingSocial NetworkingFragmentedSocial Networking SitesNetworking Sites Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued, we may learn from the universal success of lotteries.” MayChanceGainsUniversalLottery Book:An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations Source: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
“But man as a person, the same man, gains mastery over egocentric self-confinement by disclosing a universe in himself...Personality is a universe, it is filled with universal content.” MenPersonsSelfUniversePersonalityGainsUniversalFilledMasteryEgocentricConfinement Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“The necessity for struggle is one of the clever devices through which nature forces individuals to expand, develop, progress, and become strong through resistance. . .We are forced to recognize that this great universal necessity for struggle must have a definite and useful purpose. That purpose is to force the individual to sharpen his wits, arouse his enthusiasm, build up his spirit of faith, gain definiteness of purpose, develop his power of will, and inspire his faculty of imagination to give him new uses for old ideas and concepts. . .” GivingIdeasUseSpiritPurposeIndividualStrongForceImaginationStruggleProgressInspireConceptsGainsUniversalWitCleverResistanceEnthusiasmDevicesFacultyDefiniteWill PowerOld Ideas Author:Napoleon Hill
“One, gains an unmistakable impression that the Sky- God wanted to communicate with people of various folk religions all the time, but for His own mysterious reasons maintained a policy of restraint until the arrival of Yahweh's testimony! This is surely a powerful exta-biblical evidence for the authenticity of the Bible as revelation from the one true and universal God!” PeopleReasonWantedPowerfulSkyPolicyEvidenceGainsUniversalFolksVariousCommunicateImpressionAuthenticityMysteriousRevelationsBiblicalRestraintTestimonyArrivalsYahweh Author:Don Richardson
“In time you may discover everything that can be discovered, and still your progress will only be progress away from humanity. The distance between you and them can one day become so great that your joyous cry over some new gain could be answered by an universal shriek of horror.” MayStillsHumanityProgressCryHorrorOne DayGainsUniversalDistanceJoyous Author:Galileo Galilei
“Yoga is possible for anybody who really wants it. Yoga is universal.... But don't approach yoga with a business mind looking for worldly gain.” WantMindSuccessMeditationApproachYogaGainsUniversalWorldlyAsanaYoga InspirationInspirational YogaMeditation And YogaYoga MeditationInspiring YogaHatha YogaYoga PeaceHot YogaYoga Mats Author:K. Pattabhi Jois
“One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader.” WritingReaderGainsUniversalEditingApplause Author:Horace