#proportion

Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the public to ensure that targets are reasonable and achievable, that measurement regimes are proportionate and that the targets take full account of the other reforms that are under way. ↗

— John Hutton

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Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. ↗

— Paul Bert

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The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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When France resolved, along with England, to lend assistance in the legitimate defense of Poland, the realization burst on us that a conflict of awesome proportions was inevitable. ↗

— Rene Cassin

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A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident than of that reason of which we so much boast. ↗

— Peter Cooper

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Assuming China does not become destabilized and continues to grow, it will no doubt develop a military program in proportion to its resources. ↗

— Martin Van Creveld

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Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. ↗

— Vince Lombardi

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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. ↗

— John Phillips Marquand

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