The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs.Quote by Charles Babbage about animals, man
When a mass of matter is to be removed a certain force must be expended; and upon the proper economy of this force the price of transport will depend.Quote by Charles Babbage about tragedy, force, police, economy
Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.Quote by Kevin Bacon about judges, integrity, virtue, things
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.Quote by Francis Bacon about beauty
But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the time will come when there will also be a minister of peace in the cabinet, seated beside the ministers of war.Quote by Fredrik Bajer about peace, war, time
I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the Universal Postal Union.Quote by Fredrik Bajer about union
The IRA is being used as the excuse by them all not to engage properly in the process of building peace with justice in Ireland.Quote by Gerry Adams about rightness, justice, peace, being
God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about charm, reward, sleep, use, god, work
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.Quote by Joseph Addison about patience, real estate
The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves.Quote by Joseph Addison about hunger
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about woman
I, schooled in misery, know many purifying rites, and I know where speech is proper and where silence.Quote by Aeschylus about attitude, silence
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about pleasure
Her friends say she is very funny. At a family dinner, she stood to go, and the footman very properly pulled her chair away. At that moment I asked her a question and she sat down again, except there was no chair. Everyone, including the Queen,...Quote by Prince Andrew about question, family, moment
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.Quote by Aristotel about democracy, man
It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common; and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.Quote by Aristotel about common sense, affair, use, man
If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.Quote by Ray Bradbury about dream, people