Best turns & advantage Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Indeed, as the above calculation indicates, to take full advantage of the memory space available, the ultimate laptop must turn all its matter into energy.”

Matter Turns Energy Memories Space Advantage Ultimate Available Calculations Laptops

Author:Seth Lloyd

“No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another, if thou wishest to live for thyself.”

Ifs Men Inspirational Motivational Turns Advantage Regard Thyself

Author:Seneca the Younger

“He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage.”

Men Would Be Turns Advantage Accidents Great Men

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.”

Men May Turns Wise Fool Advantage Prejudice Accidents Fortunate Unfortunate

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“There are no accidents so unlucky from which clever people are not able to reap some advantage, and none so lucky that the foolish are not able to turn them to their own disadvantage.”

People Able Turns Events Lucky Advantage Accidents Foolish Clever Reap Disadvantages So Lucky Unlucky

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“He divines remedies against injuries; he knows how to turn serious accidents to his own advantage; whatever does not kill him makes him stronger”

Knows Doe Turns Know How Divine Serious Advantage Stronger Accidents Injury Remedy

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Whenever the law gets its hands on you, those who use the law to their own advantage will also turn it against you. Don't put your trust in the laws of men, Alvin. They were designed by strong men to improve their power over weaker ones.”

Men Use Hands Law Turns Strong Advantage Strong Man

Book:Alvin Journeyman: The Tales of Alvin Maker

Source: Alvin Journeyman: The Tales of Alvin Maker

“From the earliest times man has been engaged in a search for general rules whereby to turn the order of natural phenomena to his own advantage, and in the long search he has scraped together a great hoard of such maxims, some of them golden and some of them mere dross. The true or golden rules constitute the body of applied science which we call the arts; the false are magic.”

Men Long Has Beens Art Body Together Order Turns Natural Magic Advantage Mere Golden Engaged Maxims Golden Rule Natural Phenomena Dross Applied Science

Author:James G. Frazer

“Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.”

World Looks War Turns Advantage Look Up

Author:Robert E. Lee

“Every effort therefore must be made to perpetuate prosperity. And, since that is to the advantage of the rich as well as the poor, all that accrues from the revenues should be collected into a single fund and distributed in block grants to those in need, if possible in lump sums large enough for the acquisition of a small piece of land, but if not, enough to start a business, or work in agriculture. And if that cannot be done for all, the distribution might be by tribes or some other division each in turn.”

“I am in control of my career, and that's what so many actors don't take advantage of. You get to these successful points, and you continue to just work for other people. But, when you're your own brand and you're your own boss, the whole line of work changes. That's my biggest turn on.”

People Whole Turns Actors Lines Careers Successful Advantage Brands Boss Turn-on

Author:Kevin Hart

“I DECLARE that God has a great plan for my life. He is directing my steps. And even though I may not always understand how, I know my situation is not a surprise to God. He will work out every detail to my advantage. In His perfect timing, everything will turn out right. This is my declaration.”

Knows May Turns Perfect Situation Steps Plans Advantage Surprise Details Work Out Timing Declaration Perfect Timing

Author:Joel Osteen

“All of our presidents come into office looking so vigorous ... They grow grayer and grayer, and by the time they leave, they’re as white as the building they live in ... I have one big advantage: I’ve been coloring my hair for years. So you’re not going to see me turn white in the White House.”

Years Bigs Turns House Grows President White Building Hair Office Advantage White House Vigorous

Author:Hillary Clinton

“Busy not yourself in looking forward to the events of to-morrow; but whatever may be those of the days Providence may yet assign you neglect not to turn them to advantage.”

May Turns Events Advantage Busy Neglect Providence Looking Forward Morrow

Author:Horace

“As thou directest the power, harm or advantage will follow, and the torrent that swept the valley may be led to turn a mill.”

May Turns Power Advantage Harm Valleys Mills

Book:Poems of King Alfred

Source: Poems of King Alfred

“A wise and good man will turn examples of all sorts to his own advantage. The good he will make his patterns, and strive to equal or excel them. The bad he will by all means avoid.”

Men Mean Turns Wise Example Equal Advantage Strive Patterns Good Man

Author:Thomas a Kempis

“There is a kind of grandeur and respect which the meanest and most insignificant part of mankind endeavor to procure in the little circle of their friends and acquaintance. The poorest mechanic, nay, the man who lives upon common alms, gets him his set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the soul of man, might, methinks, receive a very happy turn; and, if it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet.”

Source: The spectator

“Top-down authority structures turn employees into bootlickers, breed pointless struggles for political advantage, and discourage dissent.”

Political Turns Struggle Authority Advantage Structure Employee Dissent Pointless Discouraging Top Down

Author:Gary Hamel

“As with ships, so with men; he who turns his back to his foe gives him an advantage.”

Men Giving Turns Advantage Ships Foe

Book:White-jacket: or, The world in a man-of-war

Source: White-jacket: or, The world in a man-of-war

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