Less Quotes
10086 quotes by 5888 authors
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I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health and the liberties of man. True, they nourish some of the elegant arts; but…
— Thomas Jefferson
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The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being.
— Konrad Lorenz
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It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the general infelicity of life, he feels his own miseries without…
— Samuel Johnson
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If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a…
— Herbert Spencer
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A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited.
— Herbert Spencer
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To blindly trust government is to automatically vest it with excessive power. To distrust government is simply to trust humanity - to trust in the…
— James Bovard
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People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that…
— Stephen Covey
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While you are alone you are entirely your own master and if you have one companion you are but half your own, and the less…
— Leonardo da Vinci
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Old houses mended, Cost little less than new before they're ended.
— Colley Cibber
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Buying something on sale is a very special feeling. In fact, the less I pay for something, the more it is worth to me. I…
— Rita Rudner
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God is less careful than General Motors, for He floods the world with factory rejects.
— Mignon McLaughlin
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Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less frequency.
— Adolf Hitler
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Becoming a mom allowed me to just relax in a way I never had before. I used to care a lot about what I looked…
— Busy Philipps
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The people who have achieved more than you, in any area, are only a half step ahead of you in time. Bless them and praise…
— Marianne Williamson
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When you're operating on uninvestigated theories of what's going on and you aren't even aware of it, you're in what I call "the dream." Often…
— Byron Katie
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Believe it or not, it is not only possible to accomplish more by doing less, it is mandatory. Enter the world of elimination.
— Tim Ferriss
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He who acts under an emotional impulse also acts. What distinguishes an emotional action from other actions is the valuation of input and output. Emotions…
— Ludwig von Mises
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All varieties of interference with the market phenomena not only fail to achieve the ends aimed at by their authors and supporters, but bring about…
— Ludwig von Mises
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A rule of thumb for a warrior is that he makes his decisions so carefully that nothing that may happen as a result of them…
— Carlos Castaneda
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Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.
— Tim Ferriss
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