Proportionate Quotes

39 quotes by 35 authors

The theory of war as an apt and proportionate means of solving international conflicts is now out of date. — Pope Pius XII
The measure of your holiness is proportionate to the goodness of your will. — John of Ruysbroeck
I try to be a good daughter, as I believe in karma and feel that how you are with your parents is directly proportionate to… — Shilpa Shetty
Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience. — Amos Lee
When you are in something that you're proud of and it's funny and it's a good night out and all of those things, there's nothing… — Bill Nighy
All envy is proportionate to desire. — Samuel Johnson
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which… — Charles Caleb Colton
The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it. — Eric Hoffer
I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent. — Theresa May
On one hand the eternal attraction of man towards femininity (cf. Gn. 2:23) frees in him-or perhaps it should free-a gamut of spiritual-corporal desires of… — Pope John Paul II
but a sanguine temper, though for ever expecting more good than occurs, does not always pay for its hopes by any proportionate depression. it soon… — Jane Austen
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. Genius must always have lapses proportionate to its triumphs. — Max Beerbohm
This isn't animal experimentation, where you an imagine some proportionate good at the other end of the suffering. This is what we feel like eating.… — Jonathan Safran Foer
A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him. — Alexis de Tocqueville
Uriah looked better than he did an hour ago--he washed the blood from his mouth, and some of the color returned to his face. I'm… — Veronica Roth
How much you love yourself and how you feel about yourself are directly proportionate to the quality and integrity of your word. When you are… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people… — Eric Holder
It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the public to ensure that targets are reasonable and achievable, that… — John Hutton
Someone who is reluctant to say what he needs to say, often ends up doing so with an insolence whose crassness is proportionate to his… — Franz Grillparzer

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