Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries.
John Tyndall

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
Thomas Fuller

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.
Dag Hammarskjold

Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights.
Stephen Gardiner

Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development.
Rodrigo Rato

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.
Voltaire

My job is to suggest and ratify and use any expertise that I might have gained over the 23 years in professional hockey to make our game a better game.
Bobby Hull

Next month, I will celebrate my 30th anniversary of marriage with my beautiful bride, Vicki. Our marriage has been a blessing. I have gained even more respect for the institution over the past 3 decades and will defend it against attack.
Todd Tiahrt

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.
Duke of Wellington

No ground gained was ever relinquished.
Matthew B. Ridgway

No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and imagination.
Anne Sullivan Macy

Nothing risque, nothing gained.
Alexander Woollcott

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.
Navjot Singh Sidhu

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
Herbert Spencer

Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an actor. Each director has his own way of pushing you towards improving yourself.
Zhang Ziyi

Physiology has, at last, gained control over the nerves which stimulate the gastric glands and the pancreas.
Ivan Pavlov

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made.
Bill Cosby

Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself.
Donnie Yen

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.
Stone Gossard

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.
David Bohm