Relative Quotes

551 quotes by 481 authors

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in… — Aristotle
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure. — Honore de Balzac
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity… — Mikhail Bakunin
Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves. — Russell Banks
It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm… — Dave Barry
A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative. — George Ade
'Easter' is a movable event, calculated by the relative positions of sun and moon, an impossible way of fixing year by year the anniversary of… — Annie Besant
Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative. — William S. Burroughs
Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus,… — Octavia Butler
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift… — Albert Camus
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune. — Chanakya
I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives. — Ron Chernow
Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our… — Grover Cleveland
People have always said - those words, 'too conservative,' is fairly relative. I'm sure that they probably said that about Thomas Jefferson and George Washington… — Sharron Angle
What most of us need, almost more than anything, is the courage and humility really to ask for help, from the depths of our hearts:… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Sixty percent of our immigrants are admitted merely because they have relatives here. Many of these people are not immediate relative, but are part of… — Ronald Reagan
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
When it comes to physicians there is a common thread that is a major barrier to solving our concerns. We are divided. The result is… — Brian Day
Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is!… — Black Elk

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