“ No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds. ”
- John Ruskin- Copy
- 3.5K
“ I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble. ”
- Agatha Christie- Copy
- 2.1K
“ I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic. ”
- Lisa Alther- Copy
- 2K
“ I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning. ”
- Carl Rogers- Copy
- 1.7K
“ Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out. ”
- Michael Korda- Copy
- 3.2K
“ The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. ”
- Alfred Hitchcock- Copy
- 3K
“ A science is said to be useful if its development tends to accentuate the existing inequalities in the destribution of wealth, or more directly promotes the destruction of human life. ”
- G.H. Hardy- Copy
- 3.2K
“ Experience is directly proportional to the amount of equipment ruined. ”
- Harrisberger- Copy
- 543
“ What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly. ”
- Shakti Gawain- Copy
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“ Each of us, whether we have anything to do with children or not, are directly effected by how the are treated. ”
- Bumper Sticker- Copy
- 3.9K
“ All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us. ”
- Immanuel Kant- Copy
- 1.1K
“ America is the only nation in history which, miraculously, has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. ”
- Georges Clemenceau- Copy
- 332
“ As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. ”
- John Stuart Mill- Copy
- 276
“ As for style of writing, if one has anything to say, it drops from him simply and directly, as a stone falls to the ground. ”
- Henry David Thoreau- Copy
- 299
“ By learning to contact, listen to, and act on our intuition, we can directly connect to the higher power of the universe and allow it to become our guiding force. ”
- Shakti Gawain- Copy
- 264
“ Every individual or national degeneration is immediately revealed by a directly proportional degradation in language. ”
- Joseph De Maistre- Copy
- 600
“ Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls. ”
- Ingmar Bergman- Copy
- 1.6K
“ For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the reflections. ”
- Peace Pilgrim- Copy
- 2.5K
“ Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly. ”
- Bertrand Russell- Copy
- 219
“ Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization. ”
- Ann Oakley- Copy
- 3.7K
“ How I relate to my inner self influences my relationships with all others. My satisfaction with myself and my satisfaction with other people are directly proportional. ”
- Sue Atchley Ebaugh- Copy
- 1.1K
“ How you measure the performance of your managers directly affects the way they act. ”
- John Dearden- Copy
- 2K
“ Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. ”
- Albert Einstein- Copy
- 3K
“ Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death. ”
- Socrates- Copy
- 3K
“ Our humility rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited. ”
- Margaret Mead- Copy
- 1.8K
“ Pleasure and pain, though directly opposite are contrived to be constant companions. ”
- Pierre Charron- Copy
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