Lessens Quotes

49 Lessens quotes by 42 unique authors

Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as… — Ezra Taft Benson
After the demands of the ego and its greed surrendered, the struggle for fulfillment of personal desires lessens; life takes on a new zest like… — Sivananda Radha Saraswati
A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he… — Symeon the New Theologian
Good manners disappear in proportion as the influence of a Court and an exclusive aristocracy lessens; this decrease can be plainly observed from decade to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts. — Clare Boothe Luce
Increasing knowledge lessens the sphere of the supernatural. — Unknown Author
Without doubt, ferocious and disordered men are much weaker than timid and ordered ones. For order chases fear from men and disorder lessens ferocity. — Niccolo Machiavelli
A tax is always a sacrifice which the government demands of individuals.While it only lessens every one's personal eÇŒoyments, it only shifts expenses from one… — Antoine Destutt de Tracy
But every day I tell my story, and be comfortable with my story and be comfortable with what I've done, and what I did, and… — Lawrence Taylor
I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of… — Lena Dunham
Renunciation is the background of all religious thought wherever it be, and you will always find that as this idea of renunciation lessens, the more… — Swami Vivekananda
Acquaintance lessens fame. — Claudius
I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex couples in this… — Barack Obama
Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the friction of social contacts. . . . It is only in lies, wholeheartedly and bravely… — Clare Boothe Luce
Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination. — J C Ryle
I though about what death is, what a loss is. A sharp pain that lessens with time, but can never quite heal over. A scar.… — Maya Lin
Every foundation stone that is laid for a Temple, and every Temple completed according to the order the Lord has revealed for his holy Priesthood,… — George Q. Cannon
When we see ourselves in a situation which must be endured and gone through, it is best to make up our minds to it, meet… — Thomas Jefferson
Hope of gain lessens pain. — Benjamin Franklin
The criterion of true beauty is, that it increases in examination; of false, that it lessens. There is something, therefore, in true beauty that corresponds… — George Grenville

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