Obtaining Quotes

“Throughout our history human beings have conducted and practiced all kinds of rituals and activities with the motivation of obtaining peace. We have fought wars in the name of achieving peace because we are under the illusion that peace is something external, something to be obtained.”

“And because the condition of man . . . is a condition of war of every one against every one, in which case every one is governed by his own reason, and there is nothing he can make use of that may not be a help unto him in preserving his life against his enemies; it followeth that in such a condition every man has a right to every thing, even to one another's body. And therefore, as long as this natural right of every man to every thing endureth, there can be no security to any man, how strong or wise soever he be, of living out the time which nature ordinarily alloweth men to live. And consequently it is a precept, or general rule of reason: that every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek and use all helps and advantages of war. The first branch of which rule containeth the first and fundamental law of nature, which is: to seek peace and follow it. The second, the sum of the right of nature, which is: by all means we can to defend ourselves.”

“Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.”

“Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.”

“Absolute commitment is a great currency for obtaining great things”

“Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.”

“If there is no Hell a good many preachers are obtaining money under false pretenses.”

“Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it.”

“We are convinced that happiness is never to be found and each believes it possessed by others to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.”