(noun) The act of gaining; acquisition.
"You have to hurt in order to know. Fall in order to grow. Lose in order to gain. Because most of life’s lessons are learned in pain."
"Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose."
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground."
"Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical."
"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else."
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
"With every loss, you gain a new perspective."
"There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."
"There is no gain without struggle."
"Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing."
"Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose."
"There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain."