#eases

Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases. ↗

— Manfred von Richthofen

#being #course #down #gains #increased

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of diseases. ↗

— Tom Allen

#cell research #cures #diseases #finding #holds

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. ↗

— John Adams

#because #character #corrupts #demands #importance

No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. ↗

— Aristotle

#eye #increases #little #notice #strikes

A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#bomb #button #dragon #man #poet

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#friendship #increases #seldom #them #visiting

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#ceases #free #only #spirit #support

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it. ↗

— Walter Kaufmann

#free #give #life #lives #making

More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ↗

— Ron Kind

#cell #cell research #could #cures #debilitating

Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#any #begins #ceases #euphemism #game