Famous quotes containing the word obtain:
“Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)
“What is human in me is not what is best in me. What is human in me is that I desire, and to obtain what I desire, I believe I would crush anything that stood in my way.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“What we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)