Quotes with lessened

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• Compare society to a boat. Her progress through the water will not depend upon the exertion of her crew, but upon the exertion devoted to propelling her. This will be lessened by any expenditure of force in fighting among themselves, or in pulling in different directions.

  Henry George
  American political economist and journalist (1839 - 1897)
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• Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

  David Gemmell
  British author of heroic fantasy (1948 - 2006)
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• Geopolitical drama lessened but did not die after the Cold War; in 2008, the specter of thousands of seeming automatons banging drums at the opening of the Beijing Games frightened and enthralled the world, reminding us that China was a nation on the rise, a competitor for global dominance.

  Ben Shapiro
  American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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• One pain is lessened by another's anguish.

  William Shakespeare
  English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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Subjects in these quotes:

• geopolitical
• themselves
• directions
• automatons
• frightened
• enthralled

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