Proportion Quotes

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It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness… — Alexander Hamilton
The risk of developing carcinoma of the lung increases steadily as the amount smoked increases. If the risk among non-smokers is taken as unity and… — Richard Doll
It is very remarkable that while the words Eternal, Eternity, Forever, are constantly in our mouths, and applied without hesitation, we yet experience considerable difficulty… — George Julius Poulett Scrope
In proportion as our own mind is enlarged we discover a greater number of men of originality. Commonplace people see no difference between one man… — Blaise Pascal
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt. — H. L. Mencken
What separates those who achieve from those who do not is in direct proportion to one's ability to ask for help. — Donald Keough
A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against them. — H. L. Mencken
In any given society the authority of man over man runs in inverse proportion to the intellectual development of that society. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
For me, the promised land, always seeming just beyond my reach, is the poetic masterpiece, that perfect union of words in cadence, each beckoned and… — James Emanuel
Nature is fair in proportion as the youth is pure. The heavens and the earth are one flower ; the earth is the calyx, the… — Henry David Thoreau
Knowledge increases in proportion to its use; that is, the more we teach the more we learn. — H. P. Blavatsky
The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks. — Don Meyer
War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible. — Charles Sumner
Gardening gives one back a sense of proportion about everything - except itself. — May Sarton
Gardening has compensations out of all proportion to its goals. It is creation in the pure sense. — Phyllis McGinley
Man has become a superman ... because he not only disposes oinnate, physical forces, but because he is in command ... olatent forces in nature… — Albert Schweitzer
We must never despair; our situation has been compromising before, and it has changed for the better; so I trust it will again. If difficulties… — George Washington
According to aerodynamic laws, the bumblebee cannot fly. Its body weight is not the right proportion to its wingspan. Ignoring these laws, the bee flies… — Andre Sainte-Lague
Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and… — Benjamin Rush
In proportion as one renders service he becomes great. — Booker T. Washington

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