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Sympathy with joy intensifies the sum of sympathy in the world, sympathy with pain does not really diminish the amount of pain. — Oscar Wilde

Time may be defined as " dimension governed by activity." Dimension diminishes with inactivity so does the value of time. — Moutasem Algharati

Evidence ... proves that prohibition only drives drunkenness behind closed doors and into dark places, and it does not cure it or even diminish it. — Mark Twain

If you feed an appetite, it grows. Satisfying an appetite does not diminish it. It expands it. To diminish an appetite, you have to starve it. — Andy Stanley

Suffering, if it does not diminish love,
will transport us to the furthest shore. — Gautama Buddha

Honor doesn't revise according to company just as integrity doesn't diminish due to circumstance. — Donna Lynn Hope

Though energy and inspiration diminish, experience grows - the theme of parents and kids, for instance. — Steve Erickson

But pain is pain, and the importance of preventing unnecessary pain and suffering does not diminish because the being — Peter Singer

Most DRM solutions diminish the value of the product by either directly restricting a customer's use or by creating uncertainty. — Gabe Newell

Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you. — Abraham Joshua Heschel

Resenting the sun will not diminish its light. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Doesn't the imagination always exaggerate - or diminish - truth? — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

I cannot live without you. For to attempt to do so would be to rob both of us of each other, and that is thievery of the greatest sort. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

Preparing for your journey in the most thorough way possible will not diminish your experiences abroad. It will enhance them. — Bailey Richert

No, if there's any ultimate redemption, it would be because I passed though your life without scarring you, and did not diminish who you are. — Dean Koontz

To envy is to draw circles that isolate us from others, to take small, bitter trips that diminish the traveler. — Phyllis Grissim-Theroux

But Draven did love you,' Annabel protested. 'He told you so as he died. Don't diminish his love, now that he's not here to repeat it to you. — Eloisa James

Remain true to yourself and your philosophy. Changing in the face of adversity will in fact diminish your credibility with your customers. — Giorgio Armani

To call a king "Prince" is pleasing, because it diminishes his rank. — Blaise Pascal

When one's mind is made up ... fear diminishes. — Rosa Parks

Although I had never known anything but poverty, I knew that no amount of wealth could diminish my shame." From: Caspian Diary — J.M. Sandler

I believe people have the right to diminish themselves if they so desire. I — Simon Strantzas

Wisdom is one of the few things in human life that does not diminish with age. — Ram Dass

I do take the threat of terrorism seriously. You cannot eliminate that threat or diminish that threat by bombing a country. — Howard Zinn

The most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness. — Brene Brown

Love, no matter how it's expressed, is still love. We all have flaws, and so our love will be flawed. But that doesn't diminish it. — Erin McCarthy

The only way to diminish our regrets is by making decisions that lead to peace. — Lysa TerKeurst

If someone suffers enough pain and abuse, his volitional capacities will diminish to nothing. — David L. Conroy

I found that as I flipped the days on the calendar, the worries I had about our relationship had began to diminish. — Nicholas Sparks

Prohibition only drives drunkenness behind doors and into dark places, and does not cure it or even diminish it. — Mark Twain

How quickly I judge, and therefore diminish their humanity. — Elizabeth Lesser

When people are forced to interact to survive, their prejudices diminish. — Muhammad Ali

As the excitement of the game increases, prudence is sure to diminish. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy. — Ramsey Clark

Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem. It is heartbreaking how criticism can wound children and diminish their self-esteem. — H. Burke Peterson

In life there are certain sores that, like a canker, gnaw at the soul in solitude and diminish it. — Sadegh Hedayat

Animals form an inalienable fragment of nature, and if we hasten the disappearance of even one species, we diminish our world and our place in it. — James A. Michener

Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm — Sun Tzu

My heartfelt wish for you: as you get older, your self will diminish and you will grow in love. — George Saunders

When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase. — Bernard Berenson

As a leader he was much too serious by half, a trait she'd seen diminish even the best leaders' abilities. — K.F. Breene

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original. — Dean Koontz

To explain is sometimes to diminish. And what does it matter if I believe one thing and you believe another? We share the same end. — Rachel Joyce

Focus on the competition to diminish the time dedicated to internal politics. — James Kerr

My age is getting up there, but that doesn't mean my play has to diminish. — Brian Dawkins

To conceal ignorance is to increase it. An honest confession of it, however, gives ground for the hope that it will diminish some day or the other. — Mahatma Gandhi

Don't be content with your judgments. They diminish you. — Walter E. Jacobson

Marriage equality does not diminish the worth of your relationships; it simply recognises the worth of ours. — Penny Wong

I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of Faults than I had imagined, but I had the Satisfaction of seeing them diminish. — Benjamin Franklin

Be ambitious, Spend time wanting, pursuing, wishing. Chase things with passion. Dream but never let the chase diminish what you already have. — Unknown

I have hands full of this radiance. It flows through my fingers. It doesn't diminish. — Anna Kamienska

You think it begins to diminish with time, the pain, then it comes back and hits you with a rawness and freshness you had forgotten. — William Boyd

Freedom is like a muscle of the human spirit; it tends to atrophy and diminish with neglect, but grows and becomes stronger from regular use" (p.49). — Tom Malleson

Don't let anyone or anything to diminish your inner beauty and value of who you are. You are who God says you are. Believe it and embrace it. — Euginia Herlihy

Tolerate nothing in your life that might diminish your hunger for Gods word. Apply it w vigor & spiritual energy! — Sam Storms

Being a mother is incredibly important. To the naysayers, I growl, do not diminish it by calling it a job. — Shonda Rhimes

When horizons grow or diminish within a person the distances are not measurable by other people. — Virginia Axline

If safety is my goal, living life is not. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

Once our minds are 'tattooed' with negative thinking, our chances for long-term success diminish. — John C. Maxwell

It's such a wonder how people can diminish the worth of your relationship. — Joanne Crisner Alcayaga

The majority of love affairs are temporary. But that doesn't diminish the possibility the next one might become something more. — Ally Blake

He who devotes himself to the Tao (seeks) from day to day to diminish (his doing). — Lao-Tzu

Towns change; they grow or diminish, but hometowns remain as we left them. — Jayne Anne Phillips

He fought for his very survival. If he fought dirty sometimes that does not diminish the fact that he refused to give up. — Nancy Milford

Many of the signals that either stoke or diminish female desire have to do with the female brain's question: Is it safe here? — Naomi Wolf

Judgment helps one to make the appropriate decision at the appropriate moment and diminish the influence of fate. — Darin Strauss

Caroline's being the leader - it doesn't mean I'm her flunky. It doesn't diminish me. It's just who she is. — Robin York

I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish. — Carrie Fisher

No matter how far society "progresses," our thirst for community and connection will never diminish. Bars satisfy this need. — Jon Taffer

It is easier to diminish God than it is to enlarge one's heart. — Mike Mason

We have the world's best military, even though he (President Barack Obama) has done everything he can to diminish it. — Benjamin Carson

That which serves our spirits enhances our bodies. That which diminishes our spirits diminishes our bodies. — Caroline Myss

That's all any writing could ever be. Words on paper that burn intensely when read and then diminish over time. — Tim Seeley

Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate. — Chip Conley

Violence diminishes our humanity. — Coretta Scott King

If I defer the grief I will diminish the gift. — Eavan Boland

To describe happiness is to diminish it. — Stendhal

Does this bring more joy into the world, or does it diminish joy in the world? — Alan Cohen

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me. — Audre Lorde

Success, however, does nothing to diminish the knowledge that failure stalks everything you do. — Michael Chabon

I would never diminish the quality of Hermes. Hermes can be an even rarer and greater quality business, if they ever wanted to work with us. — Bernard Arnault

When we fracture our potential for united action and divide ourselves along social, political, economic, or religious lines, we diminish our power. — Helen LaKelly Hunt

If you really want to diminish a candidate, depict him as the foil of his handler. This is as old in American politics as politics itself. — Karl Rove

You don't want to diminish anybody's pain and suffering. — James Callis

I watched my parents' fame diminish - as I was getting more conscious, their celebrity was going back down the mountain. — Carrie Fisher

Love is capital which should never diminish; the greatest acts are not acts of courage, but acts of love. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Once flooded with light, our boogeymen diminish, no longer ogres in our imagination. We welcome internal dialogue for its treasures. — Gina Greenlee

Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The need to congregate workers in offices will gradually diminish. — Ray Kurzweil

I made the decision long ago that to be afraid would be to diminish my life. — Janet Reno

When words cease to cling close to things, kingdoms fall, empires wane and diminish. — Ezra Pound

A man's weaknesses may intrude on his faith but they do not diminish it. — Robert Ludlum

Forgiveness doesn't diminish justice; it just entrusts it to God. He guarantees the right retribution. — Max Lucado

What is precious inside us does not care to be known by the mind in ways that diminish its presence. — David Whyte

Blot out, correct, insert, refine, enlarge, diminish, interline. Be mindful, when invention fails. To scratch your head and bite your nails. — Jonathan Swift

Thorns do not diminish a rose's beauty. — Matshona Dhliwayo

It is not enough to have a light; it must be shared with others! For the darkness to diminish, we must eagerly share the truth! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen. — Gary Hopkins

Humble living does not diminish. It fills. Going back to a simpler self gives wisdom. — Rumi

My dad was a great movie companion. He wouldn't diminish 'The Jerk.' If I liked it, he liked it. He could see it through my eyes. — Noah Baumbach