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Proportion Quotes

The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses Picture Quote #1

The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion Picture Quote #1

There is a certain phase in the life of the aged when the warmth of the heart seems to increase in direct proportion with the years Picture Quote #1

I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats Picture Quote #1

The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization Picture Quote #1

I’ve had more people in my life take their lives than... I think it’s out of proportion with most people. I think a lot of them gravitate towards me because of the music Picture Quote #1

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One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion Picture Quote #1

In this generation, along with the dominating traits, the recessive ones also reappear, their individuality fully revealed, and they do so in the decisively expressed average proportion of 3:1, so that among each four plants of this generation three receive the dominating and one the recessive characteristic Picture Quote #1

There is a great gulf between the really creative person and normal people. The totally creative person does not have the rest of his life in proper proportion Picture Quote #1

My present post amounts to about 700 thaler, and when there are rather more funerals than usual, the fees rise in proportion; but when a healthy wind blows, they fall accordingly Picture Quote #1

I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising Picture Quote #1

Man becomes greater in proportion to knowing himself and his faculties. Let him become conscious of what he is and he will soon also learn what he should be Picture Quote #1

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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy Picture Quote #1

Every one must understand that, whatever be the evil of slavery, it is not increased by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that it is in proportion to its sparseness that it becomes less objectionable. Wherever there is an immediate connexion between the master and slave, whatever there is of harshness in the system is diminished Picture Quote #1

Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion Picture Quote #1

Genius is that in which the soul of a race bums at its brightest, revealing and preserving its vision; works of art are great and significant in proportion to the clarity and fulness with which they incarnate this vision Picture Quote #1

America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked Picture Quote #1

The ability to hurt someone is usually in direct proportion to how much that person cares about you Picture Quote #1

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What separates those who achieve from those who do not is in direct proportion to one’s ability to ask for help Picture Quote #1

The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks Picture Quote #1

Gardening has compensations out of all proportion to its goals. It is creation in the pure sense Picture Quote #1

Psychologists have found that we are more likely, in looking back at our lives, to remember high points and dramatic shifts in far greater proportion than ongoing stretches of happiness or misery Picture Quote #1

The amount of knowledge which we can justify from evidence directly available to us can never be large. The overwhelming proportion of our factual beliefs continue therefore to be held at second hand through trusting others, and in the great majority of cases our trust is placed in the authority of comparatively few people of widely acknowledged standing Picture Quote #1

The extraordinary development of modern science may be her undoing. Specialism, now a necessity, has fragmented the specialities themselves in a way that makes the outlook hazardous. The workers lose all sense of proportion in a maze of minutiae Picture Quote #1

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Having been the discoverer of many splendid things, he is said to have asked his friends and relations that, after his death, they should place on his tomb a cylinder enclosing a sphere, writing on it the proportion of the containing solid to that which is contained Picture Quote #1

In proportion to our body mass, our brain is three times as large as that of our nearest relatives. This huge organ is dangerous and painful to give birth to, expensive to build and, in a resting human, uses about 20 per cent of the body’s energy even though it is just 2 per cent of the body’s weight. There must be some reason for all this evolutionary expense Picture Quote #1

The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence Picture Quote #1

My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To indicate the ideal proportion, to reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal Picture Quote #1

We are trusted, loved and wanted in direct proportion to how we trust, love and want those with whom we come in contact Picture Quote #1

A large proportion of my best friends are a little bit crazy... I try to be cautious with my friends who are too sane. Depression is itself destructive, and it breeds destructive impulses: I am easily disappointed in people who don’t get it Picture Quote #1

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The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses (Proportion Quotes) The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion (Proportion Quotes) There is a certain phase in the life of the aged when the warmth of the heart seems to increase in direct proportion with the years (Proportion Quotes) I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats (Proportion Quotes) The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization (Proportion Quotes) I’ve had more people in my life take their lives than... I think it’s out of proportion with most people. I think a lot of them gravitate towards me because of the music (Proportion Quotes) One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion (Proportion Quotes) In this generation, along with the dominating traits, the recessive ones also reappear, their individuality fully revealed, and they do so in the decisively expressed average proportion of 3:1, so that among each four plants of this generation three receive the dominating and one the recessive characteristic (Proportion Quotes) There is a great gulf between the really creative person and normal people. The totally creative person does not have the rest of his life in proper proportion (Proportion Quotes) My present post amounts to about 700 thaler, and when there are rather more funerals than usual, the fees rise in proportion; but when a healthy wind blows, they fall accordingly (Proportion Quotes) I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising (Proportion Quotes) Man becomes greater in proportion to knowing himself and his faculties. Let him become conscious of what he is and he will soon also learn what he should be (Proportion Quotes) Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy (Proportion Quotes) Every one must understand that, whatever be the evil of slavery, it is not increased by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that it is in proportion to its sparseness that it becomes less objectionable. Wherever there is an immediate connexion between the master and slave, whatever there is of harshness in the system is diminished (Proportion Quotes) Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion (Proportion Quotes) Genius is that in which the soul of a race bums at its brightest, revealing and preserving its vision; works of art are great and significant in proportion to the clarity and fulness with which they incarnate this vision (Proportion Quotes) America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked (Proportion Quotes) The ability to hurt someone is usually in direct proportion to how much that person cares about you (Proportion Quotes) What separates those who achieve from those who do not is in direct proportion to one’s ability to ask for help (Proportion Quotes) The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks (Proportion Quotes) Gardening has compensations out of all proportion to its goals. It is creation in the pure sense (Proportion Quotes) Psychologists have found that we are more likely, in looking back at our lives, to remember high points and dramatic shifts in far greater proportion than ongoing stretches of happiness or misery (Proportion Quotes) The amount of knowledge which we can justify from evidence directly available to us can never be large. The overwhelming proportion of our factual beliefs continue therefore to be held at second hand through trusting others, and in the great majority of cases our trust is placed in the authority of comparatively few people of widely acknowledged standing (Proportion Quotes) The extraordinary development of modern science may be her undoing. Specialism, now a necessity, has fragmented the specialities themselves in a way that makes the outlook hazardous. The workers lose all sense of proportion in a maze of minutiae (Proportion Quotes) Having been the discoverer of many splendid things, he is said to have asked his friends and relations that, after his death, they should place on his tomb a cylinder enclosing a sphere, writing on it the proportion of the containing solid to that which is contained (Proportion Quotes) In proportion to our body mass, our brain is three times as large as that of our nearest relatives. This huge organ is dangerous and painful to give birth to, expensive to build and, in a resting human, uses about 20 per cent of the body’s energy even though it is just 2 per cent of the body’s weight. There must be some reason for all this evolutionary expense (Proportion Quotes) The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence (Proportion Quotes) My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To indicate the ideal proportion, to reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal (Proportion Quotes) We are trusted, loved and wanted in direct proportion to how we trust, love and want those with whom we come in contact (Proportion Quotes) A large proportion of my best friends are a little bit crazy... I try to be cautious with my friends who are too sane. Depression is itself destructive, and it breeds destructive impulses: I am easily disappointed in people who don’t get it (Proportion Quotes)

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