Famous quotes containing the word obtain:
“It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.”
—James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851)
“Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)
“It cannot be inherited, and if you want it you must obtain it by great labour.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)