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The sign on the road leading to the city of Shilong in the Khasi hills of northeast India had a puzzling message: “Equitable distribution of self-acquired property rights.”

From Time • Nov. 4, 2013

He did not care much, either, for abstruse mechanics, but only for the experimental and practical, as is usually the case with those whose knowledge has been self-acquired.

From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel

But for a working basis he had self-acquired knowledge of the Place hitters.

From The Young Pitcher by Grey, Zane

Such contemptible praise-traps!—But yet, shall my vanity extend only to personals, such as the gracefulness of dress, my debonnaire, and my assurance?—Self-taught, self-acquired, these!—For my parts, I value not myself upon them.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Richardson, Samuel

From that time on his education was entirely self-acquired.

From The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman by Vogel, Robert M.