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Proportion Quotes by Thomas Merton
- True happiness is found in unselfish Love, A love which increases in proportion as it is shared.
- The more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you, in proportion to your…
- Love is perfect in proportion to it's freedom.
- The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer…
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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… — 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… — Richard Doll
- Good manners disappear in proportion as the influence of a Court and an exclusive aristocracy lessens; this decrease can be plainly observed… — Friedrich Nietzsche
- A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are… — Kobe Bryant
- The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long… — William Zinsser
- I was walking late one night along a tree-lined path; a chestnut fell at my feet. The noise it made as it… — Emile M. Cioran