The measure of charity may be taken from the want of desires. As desires diminish in the soul, charity increases in it;… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
When the animals entered the Ark in pairs, one may imagine that allied species made much private remark on each other, and… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Our test is infallible. Whatever view of reality deepens our sense of the tremendous issues of life in the world wherein we… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase. — Dave Ramsey Copy Share Image
Towns change; they grow or diminish, but hometowns remain as we left them. — Jayne Anne Phillips Copy Share Image
As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Paper money is like dram-drinking, it relieves for a moment by deceitful sensation, but gradually diminishes the natural heat, and leaves the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
I think we're seeing privacy diminish, not by laws... but by young people who don't seem to value their privacy. — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Society, during the last hundred years, has been alternately perplexed and encouraged, respecting the two great questions -how shall the criminal and… — Dorothea Dix Copy Share Image
The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general competence and… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Dining out is a vice, a dissipation of spirit punished by remorse. We eat, drink, and talk a little too much, abuse… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
Many [of the Americans] polled showed a marked disapproval of the Wallonians, Danerians, and Pirenians. The fact that these minorities were invented… — Leo Rosten Copy Share Image
The work I do to let go of my suffering diminishes the suffering of the whole universe. When I have room for… — Christiane Northrup Copy Share Image
People don't simply wake up one day and commit genocide. They start by setting themselves apart from others, diminishing the stature of… — Michael Newdow Copy Share Image
Wisdom is one of the few things in human life that does not diminish with age. — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If we change in different directions, then we don't have any future anyway, do we? I think it's possible for two people… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
One must not be mean with affections; what is spent of the funds is renewed in the spending itself. Left untouched for… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
I have been merely oppressed by the weariness and tedium and vanity of things lately: nothing stirs me, nothing seems worth doing… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The King plays a most important part in the endgame, and gains in power and activity as the number of pieces on… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
My age is getting up there, but that doesn't mean my play has to diminish. — Brian Dawkins Copy Share Image
Republican voters believe we should have a lawful system of immigration that serves the national interest. They don't believe we should enter… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
How much soccer training is it needed to become a top player? It depends on the efficiency of your training routine. Setting… — Pele Copy Share Image