Enlargement Quotes

38 quotes by 34 authors

At the heart of western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man ... is the touchstone of value, and all society, groups,… — Robert Kennedy
Astronomy is one of the sublimest fields of human investigation. The mind that grasps its facts and principles receives something of the enlargement and grandeur… — Horace Mann
Money alone cannot build character or transform evil into good. It cries for full partnership with leaders of character and good will who value good… — Sebastian Spering Kresge
Sooner or later a democracy which is to survive has to be able to rely upon that enlargement of vision and purpose of those individuals… — Ordway Tead
Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of language. — Samuel Johnson
To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargement of the… — David McCullough
I had rather ask an enlargement of power from the nation, where it is found necessary, than to assume it by a construction which would… — Thomas Jefferson
Homer is one of the men of genius who solve that fine problem of art - the finest of all, perhaps - truly to depict… — Victor Hugo
We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties. — Anna Brackett
Enormous enlargements of an object or a fragment give it a personality it never had before, and in this way, it can become a vehicle… — Fernand Leger
What I am asserting is that in this particular epoch a conjunction of historical circumstances has led to the rise of an elite of power;… — C. Wright Mills
One may lack words to express the impact of beauty but no one who has felt it remains untouched. It is renewal, enlargement, intensification. The… — Bernard DeVoto
We seek an enlargement of our being. We want to be more than ourselves . . . We want to see with other eyes, to… — C.S. Lewis
I do not allow myself to be overcome by hopelessness, no matter how tough the situation. I believe that if you just do your little… — Vandana Shiva
Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and… — Romano Prodi
I then wrought at my trade as a tailor; carefully attended meetings for worship and discipline; and found an enlargement of gospel love in my… — John Woolman
...a common observation, that few are mended by imprisonment, and that he, whose crimes have made confinement necessary, seldom makes any other use of his… — Samuel Johnson
I think that Jean Houston has broken through to a new understanding of the sense and uses of inward-turned contemplation-a n understanding that leaves the… — Joseph Campbell
It is untrue that fiction is nonutilitarian. The uses of fiction are synonymous with the uses of literature. They include refreshment, clarification of life, self-awareness,… — Leland Ryken
The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and… — William Bligh

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