We want men and women who shall renovate life and our social state but we see that most natures are insolvent, cannot… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In proportion as the ardor of divine love brings you nearer to God, so will a larger concourse of saintly brethren flock… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Greece is the home of the gods; they may have died but their presence still makes itself felt. The gods were of… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For granting we have sinned, and that the offence Of man is made against Omnipotence, Some price that bears proportion must be… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
The God idea is growing more impersonal and nebulous in proportion as the human mind is learning to understand natural phenomena and… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
It is interesting that the U.S. has this very strong proportion of the population that rejects scientific conclusions about the age of… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
I am sure no other civilization, not even the Romans, has showed such a vast proportion of ignominious and degraded nudity, and… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Ruth and I don't have a perfect marriage, but we have a great one. How can I say two things that seem… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
We cannot know whether we love God, although there may be strong reason for thinking so; but there can be no doubt… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
An amoeba is a formless thing which takes many shapes. It moves by thrusting out an arm, and flowing into the arm.… — Charlton Laird Copy Share Image
And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that all such things of right belong to those whose… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I have always been interested in fashion as an informing design discipline: proportion structure, detail, materiality, texture, color and quality. With a… — Charles Gwathmey Copy Share Image
Photographers should make three or four prints from one negative and then crop them differently. When I was art director at Harper's… — Alexey Brodovitch Copy Share Image
The intelligence and ability of a colored person are in pretty direct proportion to the amount of white blood he has, and… — Madison Grant Copy Share Image
Though there is a benevolence due to all mankind, none can question but a superior degree of it is to be paid… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
It is well known that a loose and easy dress contributes much to give to both sexes those fine proportions of body… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
A good short story is a work of art which daunts us in proportion to its brevity… No inspiration is too noble… — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward Copy Share Image
A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against them. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
A substantial proportion of people do what they are told to do, irrespective of the content of the act, and without pangs… — Stanley Milgram Copy Share Image
The sales tax is the best and most equitable tax. The gasoline tax, which is nothing but a sales tax, has proven… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
To write music is to raise a ladder without a wall to lean it against. There is no scaffolding: the building under… — Arthur Honegger Copy Share Image
Fear is a distorting mirror in which anything can appear as a caricature of itself, stretched to terrible proportions; once inflamed, the… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
Tyrants forego all respect for humanity in proportion as they are sunk beneath it. Taught to believe themselves of a different species,… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
I wouldn't judge a man by the presuppositions of his life, but only by the fruits of his life. And the fruits… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
Plants, animals, and stars are all kept in place, bridled along appointed ways, with one another, and through the midst of one… — John Muir Copy Share Image
The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse… — C. Northcote Parkinson Copy Share Image
Men of energy of character must have enemies; because there are two sides to every question, and taking one with decision, and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
He [Christ] protects their faith and gives strength to believers in proportion to the trust that each man who receives that strength… — Cyprian Copy Share Image
I just try and surround myself, for the biggest proportion of time that I can, with people who make me feel normal,… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
The world would be astonished if it knew how great a proportion of its brightest ornaments, of those distinguished even in popular… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“The Golden Number is a mathematical definition of a proportional function which all of nature obeys, whether it be a mollusk shell,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is a great gulf between the really creative person and normal people. The totally creative person does not have the rest… — Caitlin Thomas Copy Share Image
We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a… — Nigel Short Copy Share Image
The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Formulating the proposal is about 80% of the actual time of the process. In the end, the time spent filming, editing and… — Francis Alys Copy Share Image
All Jews, however, in proportion as they are one with the leaders and rulers of their race, will oppose the influence of… — Denis Fahey Copy Share Image
It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Our love for God and our appreciation of His love and forgiveness will be in proportion to the recognition of our sin… — Dave Hunt Copy Share Image