Weakens Quotes
105 quotes by 94 authors
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In every animal which has not passed the limit of its development, a more frequent and continuous use of any organ gradually strengthens, develops and…
— Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he…
— Symeon the New Theologian
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After a few months' acquaintance with European 'coffee' one's mind weakens, and his faith with it, and he begins to wonder if the rich beverage…
— Mark Twain
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Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish for spiritual things then it…
— Susanna Wesley
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Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.
— Wayne Dyer
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Our emphasis on science has resulted in an alarming rise in world populations, the demand and ever-increasing emphasis of science to improve their standards and…
— Charles Lindbergh
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The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.
— George Mason
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Courtesy is a waste of time; it weakens you and undermines you.
— Yasmina Reza
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Discipline is no longer literal obedience but intelligent obedience, for discipline aims at obedience coupled with activity of will. Once discipline weakens and vanishes, as…
— J F C Fuller
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Love interest nearly always weakens a mystery because it introduces a type of suspense that is antagonistic to the detective's struggle to solve a problem.
— Raymond Chandler
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Nothing so weakens a government as inflation.
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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That which offends you only weakens you. Being offended creates the same destructive energy that offended you in the first place- so transcend your ego…
— Wayne Dyer
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Reckoned physiologically, everything ugly weakens and afflicts man. It recalls decay, danger, impotence; he actually suffers a loss of energy in its presence. The effect…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Mild depression is a gradual and sometimes permanent thing that undermines people the way rust weakens iron ... Like physical pain that becomes chronic, it…
— Andrew Solomon
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Alienation is perhaps the most effective tool of control in America, and every reminder of our real connectedness weakens that tool.
— Tim DeChristopher
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Happiness is the enemy. It weakens you, puts doubts in your mind. Suddenly, you have something to lose.
— Daniel Bruhl
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Love is something you and I must have. We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it. We must have it because without it…
— Chief Dan George
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Happiness is an enemy. It weakens you. Suddenly, you have something to lose.
— Niki Lauda
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A too great disproportion among the citizens weakens any state. Every person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits of his labour, in a full…
— David Hume
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Childbirth is a wonderful thing, but the reality is that it can dramatically change a woman's body. SUI occurs when the vaginal wall weakens and…
— Dennis Miller
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