#portions

The primary factor is proportions. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

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The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#eliminating #followed #i #lean #living

Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

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Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

#air #beauty #been #between #blocks

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ↗

— David Hume

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The proportions, too, in which the capital that is to support labour, and the capital that is invested in tools, machinery and buildings, may be variously combined. ↗

— David Ricardo

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