Diminution Quotes

36 quotes by 32 authors

Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious. — Emile M. Cioran
Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. She also… — Martha Stewart
The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy takes the place of greed. — Eric Hoffer
The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill-temper. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The diminution of public virtue is usually attended with that of public happiness, and the public liberty will not long survive the total extinction of… — Samuel Adams
If we assume that the purpose of the economy is to serve and improve the welfare of the entire body of citizens, the U.S. model… — Edward S. Herman
Hunting and gathering are in my blood. But I've lived long enough to witness a diminution in the seas, and to notice a fragility where… — Tim Winton
Language forms a kind of wealth, which all can make use of at once without causing any diminution of the store, and which thus admits… — Auguste Comte
There are two sets of principles. They are the principles of power and privilege and the principles of truth and justice. If you pursue truth… — Chris Hedges
Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which… — Samuel Johnson
I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid… — Bainbridge Colby
If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and honours, that I… — Robert Walpole
Among the calamities of war may be numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates, and credulity encourages. — Samuel Johnson
In the classic old business cycle, there would be a diminution in sales; it would take a little while for this information to reach corporate… — Alan Blinder
From the moment they had left the Earth, their own weight, and that of the Projectile and the objects therein contained, had been undergoing a… — Jules Verne
Thus far I have explained the phenomena of the heavens and of our sea by the force of gravity, but I have not yet assigned… — Isaac Newton
Today, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. — Barbara Jordan
But the most deplorable effect of all, is that diminution of attachment and reverence, which steals into the hearts of the people, towards a political… — James Madison
Shadow is the diminution alike of light and of darkness, and stands between darkness and light. — Leonardo da Vinci
The pubic bones (seen on x ray) are now well defined and represent a remarkable rebuilding of bone and halting of the cancer process. The… — Robert Willner

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