It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. Petrarch
Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress is more admired, obtains more credit in the eyes of the judicious and sensible. George Washington
Christianity has sufficient inner strength to survive and flourish on its own. It does not need state subsidies, nor state privileges, nor state prestige. The more it obtains state support the greater it curtails human freedom. William O. Douglas
If one regards life and death as natural processes, the metaphysical dread vanishes, and one obtains "peace of mind." Peter Wessel Zapffe
He who can wait obtains what he wishes. Italian Proverb
A gracious woman obtains honor, and strong men obtain riches. American Proverb