Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy.

Commerce diminishes the spirit, both of patriotism and military defence.

— Thomas Paine

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

— Publilius Syrus

The moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes.

— Andy Stanley

I tend to admire dead people more than the living. All too often, human reality diminishes the glowing reputation.

— William Boyd

Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.

— Norman Vincent Peale

Just in ratio as knowledge increases, faith diminishes.

— Thomas Carlyle

Violence diminishes our humanity.

— Coretta Scott King

The faculty of using my resources well diminishes when their number grows.

— Robert Bresson

Old age diminishes our strength; it takes away our pleasures one after the other; it withers the soul as well as the body; it…

— Andre Maurois

As love increases, prudence diminishes.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

oh how television diminishes everything.

— Nancy Mitford

L'absence diminue les mediocres passions, et augmente les grandes,comme le vent eteint les bougies, et allume le feu. Absence diminishes commonplace passions, and increases…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Time which diminishes all things increases understanding for the aging.

— Plutarch

Any woman's death diminishes me.

— Adrienne Rich

As relationships progress, the time you spend smooching diminishes. Where kissing was once an enjoyable entree unto itself, it becomes a mere appetizer couples…

— Jenna McCarthy