#portion

Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. ↗

— C. Northcote Parkinson

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I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions. ↗

— Gene Tierney

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We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give. ↗

— James Cash Penney

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Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

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Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

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Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

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The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

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If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. ↗

— Swami Vivekananda

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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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The beauty of a face is not a separate quality but a relation or proportion of qualities to each other. ↗

— George H. Mead

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