"Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately" — John Updike

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• Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. — Christian Nestell Bovee
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• In every animal which has not passed the limit of its development, a more frequent and continuous use of any… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
• Silence kills the soul; it diminishes its possibilities to rise and fly and explore. Silence withers what makes you human.… — Marlon Riggs
• Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you… — Arthur Ashe
• The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general… — H. L. Mencken
• The more we see the unconscionable ends to which the human spirit can descend when it is determined to remain… — Ravi Zacharias
• It may be said of some very old places, as of some very old books, that they are destined to… — Amelia B. Edwards
• I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in… — Angelina Jolie
• A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. — Jose Raul Capablanca
• A tax is always a sacrifice which the government demands of individuals.While it only lessens every one's personal eÇŒoyments, it… — Antoine Destutt de Tracy
• Solve global warming, eliminate the nuclear threat, and we will still have to confront the vastness of our species and… — Verlyn Klinkenborg

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