Proportion Quotes

837 quotes by 618 authors

Some read for style, and some for argument: one has little care about the sentiment, he observes only how it is expressed; another regards not… — Samuel Johnson
The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmonious proportions to produce a creative intelligence. And so did the most brilliant intelligence of… — John F. Kennedy
Farmers are respectable and interesting to me in proportion as they are poor. — Henry David Thoreau
We cannot stick our heads in the sand concerning the issue of hunger in America. Even though this subject seldom reaches the front page of… — Bruce Davison
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to… — Tacitus
Ruth and I don't have a perfect marriage, but we have a great one. How can I say two things that seem so contradictory? In… — Billy Graham
The secret of architectural excellence is to translate the proportions of a dachshund into bricks, mortar and marble. — Christopher Wren
In philosophy, when we make use of false principles, we depart the farther from the knowledge of truth and wisdom exactly in proportion to the… — Rene Descartes
Require... electoral votes to be allocated in proportion to the popular votes — Robert A. Dahl
Grace can never properly be said to exist without beauty; for it is only in the elegant proportions of beautiful forms that can be found… — Johann Joachim Winckelmann
A substantial proportion of people do what they are told to do, irrespective of the content of the act, and without pangs of conscience, so… — Stanley Milgram
Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse — George Crumb
There are people starving in the siege, there are children traumatized and terrified. There are men women and children dying. This is a situation that… — Hanan Ashrawi
Iâ€™ve often been told that Iâ€™m a bit strange. I hear that pretty regularly, but it is not how I see myself. I feel like… — Clemence Poesy
Economic and social misery increases in direct proportion to the size and power of the central government of a nation or state. — Kirkpatrick Sale
The supreme need in every hour of difficulty and distress is for a fresh vision of God. Seeing Him, all else takes on proper perspective… — G. Campbell Morgan
Great power often corrupts virtue; it invariably renders vice more malignant. . . . In proportion as the powers of government increase, both its own… — John Taylor of Caroline
A man's enjoyment of all good things is in exact proportion to the pains he has undergone to gain them. — Cyrus the Great
I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life… — Henry David Thoreau
The Centers for Disease Control says that men's violence against women is at epidemic proportions. — Tony Porter

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