Compound Quotes

164 quotes by 138 authors

Truth - An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. — Ambrose Bierce
Thus far we have considered the problem of conservation of land purely as an economic issue. A false front of exclusively economic determinism is so… — Aldo Leopold
The great Error of our Nature is, not to know where to stop, not to be satisfied with any reasonable Acquirement; not to compound with… — Edmund Burke
The most powerful force in the world is compound interest. — Albert Einstein
Sybil's female forebears had valiantly backed up their husbands as distant embassies were besieged, had given birth on a camel or in the shade of… — Terry Pratchett
Good and evil increase at compound interest. That's why the little decisions we make every day are of infinite importance. — C.S. Lewis
If in making a picture you introduce two ideas, you weaken it by half-if three, it weakens by compound ratio-if four, the picture will be… — Howard Pyle
There is a third silent party to all our bargains. The nature and soul of things takes on itself the guaranty of the fulfillment of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilience, and creativity. — J I Packer
I have to admit that one of the saddest things I see in ministry is a woman who belittles her husband. Even if he has… — Stu Weber
Briefly, in the act of composition, as an instrument there intervenes and is most potent, fire, flaming, fervid, hot; but in the very substance of… — Georg Ernst Stahl
As mineralogy constitutes a part of chemistry, it is clear that this arrangement [of minerals] must derive its principles from chemistry. The most perfect mode… — Jons Jacob Berzelius
Faults of the head are punished in this world, those of the heart in another; but as most of our vices are compound, so also… — Charles Caleb Colton
I think fear neutralizes alcohol, weakens its anesthetic power. It's good for small fears; your boss, your wife, your bills, your dentist; all right then… — Cornell Woolrich
In every combustion there is disengagement of the matter of fire or of light. A body can burn only in pure air [oxygen]. There is… — Antoine Lavoisier
That was a frustrating race for me. I pushed as hard as possible at the start on the medium tyres whilst everyone around me was… — Pastor Maldonado
We know the cause of SIDS. We can and have prevented them. It's all done with a compound called ascorbate. Not to use it means… — Archie Kalokerinos
Whenever we criticize ourselves, we compound the issue. — Jude Bijou
If you understand compound interest, you basically understand the universe. — Robert Breault
Perhaps no American family-with the possible exception of the Adams family-has had a more vivid and powerful impact on the life of their times. But… — Doris Kearns Goodwin

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