Proportion Quotes

837 quotes by 618 authors

All classes in proportion to their lack of travel and familiarity with foreign literature are bellicose, prejudiced against foreigners, fond of fighting as a cruel… — George Bernard Shaw
I hold it to be one of the distinguishing excellences of elective over hereditary successions that the talents which nature has provided in sufficient proportion,… — Thomas Jefferson
The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it. — Joshua Reynolds
Today, this selfish attitude of indifference has taken on global proportions, to the extent that we can speak of a globalization of indifference. It is… — Pope Francis
There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is abundance of hearing,… — J C Ryle
Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader. — John C. Maxwell
Your life unfolds in proportion to your courage. — Danielle LaPorte
A vivid thought brings the power to paint it; and in proportion to the depth of its source is the force of its projection. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A sense of humour is a sense of proportion. — Khalil Gibran
As Agatha Swanburne once said, 'To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of… — Maryrose Wood
Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service — Earl Nightingale
Always make sure your jewelry isn't taking over you or your ensemble and keep everything in proportion to your frame — Nina Garcia
Do you laugh in the right places? Then, youâ€™ll get along, in fair weather or foul. Humor is nothing less than a sense of the… — Carole Lombard
The young man should first learn perspective, then the proportions of objects. Next, copy work after the hand of a good master, to gain the… — Leonardo da Vinci
Take care of yourselves physically. Guard your health carefully. It is one of our greatest blessings. I especially encourage some type of exercise program so… — Ezra Taft Benson
In proportion to the mental energy he spent, the man who creates a new invention receives but a small percentage of his value in terms… — Ayn Rand
Hasty work and premature decisions may lead to penalties out of all proportion to the issues immediately involved. — Winston Churchill
There is not so good an understanding between any two, but the exposure by the one of a serious fault in the other will produce… — Henry David Thoreau
The power that flows from His name, the name Jesus, will be in proportion to our love for His Word. — T. B. Joshua
(It) could involve the AMA and others in an interstate conspiracy of alarming proportions... — Benedict Fitzgerald

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