A Quote by Andre Gide

Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases.

Andre Gide

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Gods Increases Man Responsibility

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Andre Gide
French - Writer
November 22, 1869 - February 19, 1951

Whatever increases, decreases, limits or extends the body's power of action, increases decreases, limits, or extends the mind's power of action. And whatever increases, decreases, limits, or extends the mind's power of action, also increases, decreases, limits, or extends the body's power of action.

Baruch Spinoza

The learned man aims for more. But the wise man decreases. And then decreases again.

James Altucher

Everyone has a responsibility towards this larger family of man, but especially if you're privileged, that increases your responsibility.

Susan Sarandon

Just in the ratio knowledge increases, faith decreases.

Thomas Carlyle

Whenever regulation increases, personal freedom decreases.

Alan Wilson

Alas! How enthusiasm decreases, as our experience increases!

Louise Colet

In proportion therefore, as the repulsiveness of the work increases, the wage decreases.

Karl Marx

Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity.

Jamais Cascio

Prudence and love are inconsistent; in proportion as the last increases, the other decreases.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

One of the most important axioms is, that as the quantity of any commodity, for instance, plain food, which a man has to consume, increases, so the utility or benefit derived from the last portion used decreases in degree. The decrease in enjoyment between the beginning and the end of a meal may be taken as an example.

William Stanley Jevons

Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Let us not underestimate the privileges of the mediocre. As one climbs higher, life becomes ever harder, the coldness increases, responsibility increases.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The hours spent viewing TV are hours not available for actively participating in the real world, or playing, or being involved with friends and family. Watching television is an individual activity that tends to discourage interaction with others; as viewing time increases, family communication time decreases. As family communication decreases, people grow more distant from each other and may even forget how to carry on a good conversation.