Lessens Quotes

49 quotes by 45 authors

The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and… — Boris Spassky
. . . the enemy of righteousness also works in little steps, so small that they are hard to notice if you are thinking only… — Henry B. Eyring
If we can exit a relationship, pressure to reconcile lessens; if we must live with those who have wronged us, we are pushed to reconcile. — Miroslav Volf
Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities. — Robert South
An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand. — Unknown Author
I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you know too much… — Christian Bale
I think most of the time when people have big disagreements and big misunderstandings, when time lessens that blow it creates a deeper understanding for… — Amos Lee
Lower the Law and you dim the light by which man perceives his guilt; this is a very serious loss to the sinner rather than… — Charles Spurgeon
The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens. — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Age, that lessens the enjoyment of life, increases our desire of living — Oliver Goldsmith
The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of… — Audre Lorde
Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures… — Samuel Richardson
It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief . . . lessens. It may not go… — Nicholas Sparks
Every widow wakes one morning, perhaps after years of pure and unwavering grieving, to realize she slept a good night's sleep, and will be able… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Look, I am living. On what? Neither childhood nor future lessens . . . . Superabundant existence wells in my heart. — Rainer Maria Rilke
It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with… — Rose Kennedy
It is Satan's constant effort to misrepresent the character of God, the nature of sin, and the real issues at stake in the great controversy.… — Ellen G. White
For I need this scar over my heart to remind me. Crazy as it sounds, if I can bear the wound on my body, it… — Ann Aguirre
There's so much I wish for these days, but most of all, I wish you were here. It's strange, but before I met you, I… — Nicholas Sparks
Positiveness is a most absurd foible. If you are in the right, it lessens your triumph; if in the wrong, it adds shame to your… — Laurence Sterne

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