A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.
quote by Thomas Kempis
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Love is conditioned
Love for one is in proportion
To the influence you wield.
Concern for one is in proportion
To the identity you have.
Respect for one is in proportion
To the trust you have.
Don’t expect more than the due.
16.08.2006
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Telescope
i think i lost some years, sometimes i don't know how
i forget to remember now
you used to tell me things that you were thinking
now we don't even talk, that's what i'm thinking
let's have a day outside for the lonely
they're gonna cry tonight
i've got some stuff in a box, maybe i'll show you sometime
but the box would think that was unwise
some days the view from here, it means nothing
i woke up with the fear again this morning
let's have a day outside in the sun
play around and have a lot of fun
we've got some telescopes in our hands
just try to keep them pointed at the land
let's have a day outside tonight
i've been distracted from the things that i wanna do
i've been distracted from the way i wanna be for you
song performed by by Nada Surf
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The poorer is a family, the greater is the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food... The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things being equal, is the best measure of the material standard of living of a population.
quote by Ernst Engel
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The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment. And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy must be concentrated on achieving reform from within.
quote by Mahatma Gandhi
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Don't Want To Be Hindered
It was better when I wasn't your poppa,
Or that old man you would see.
It would be better if we didn't lay naked...
And enjoy our company!
But,
I don't want to be hindered...
About my abilities.
And,
I might need just a little time...
To strike up a little bit of heat!
I like the turning up the heat too.
I like the doing what it is we do.
I like the feeling of the tender touches.
And I like it slow before I stir it up,
But...
I don't want to be hindered,
About my abilities.
And,
I might need just a little time...
To strike up a little bit of heat!
It was better when I wasn't your poppa,
Or that old man you would see.
It would be better if we didn't lay naked...
And enjoy our company!
But,
I don't want to be hindered...
About my abilities.
I like the turning up the heat too.
I like the doing what it is we do.
I like the feeling of the tender touches.
And I like it slow before I stir it up,
But...
I like the turning up the heat too.
I like the doing what it is we do.
I like the feeling of the tender touches.
And I like it slow before I stir it up,
But...
I don't want to be hindered,
About my abilities.
I don't want to be hindered.
Don't want to be hindered.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
quote by Ambrose Bierce
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Greedy
You are greedy for wealth but Satan had hindered your efforts,
And this is now like a metaphor to your growing up.
A little wine with water helps in stomach probelms but,
This situation of yours is much of my headache!
Because Satan had hindered your efforts in life and,
You have to struggle to meet up in life in many ways.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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Reading Me
There is a chance I will go unseen
Under the pattern of things
Swimming just beneath
Your distracted gaze
You will read me
At least this far
The space between
Eye to page
But I will go largely unnoticed
The secret is
I always emerge
But as someone else
A fragment
A piece of shining glass
The photograph
Look closely
And you will see every i
Is a particle
Shaped into colour
Shade
Form made sense
Texture as soft as skin
Glossy print
Half felt
You will read me
With distracted eye
But I will remain
hidden
yvette m smith 18.9.08
poem by Yvette Smith
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And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad.
quote by John Rowland
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Outward Bound
OUT upon the unknown deep,
Where the unheard oceans sound,
Where the unseen islands sleep,--
Outward bound.
Following towards the silent west
O'er the horizon's curved rim,--
Or to islands of the blest,
--He with me and I with him--
Outward bound.
Nothing but a speck we seem
In the waste of waters round,
Floating, floating like a dream,--
Outward bound.
But within that tiny speck
Two brave hearts with one accord
Past all tumult, grief, and wreck,
Look up calm,--and praise the Lord,--
Outward bound.
poem by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
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I'm easily distracted by other things in the world around me.
quote by Boz Scaggs
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We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
quote by Titus Livius
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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can let alone.
quote by Henry David Thoreau
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We learn this by the precepts that Jesus left. He observed that the people were looking outward, and assured them that the kingdom of God cometh not with outward observation; and for this reason, that it was only to be known in man.
quote by Elias Hicks
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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
quote by Henry David Thoreau
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I think you've got to have your feet planted firmly on the ground, especially in this business, and you must not believe things that are said or written about you, because everything gets out of proportion one way or the other.
quote by Judi Dench
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Hindered and Both Hinged
Hindered by an admittance...
Each avoided,
Yet kept hidden and denied.
This is an attraction...
Felt together inside.
There is a love for one another.
A magnetic bond going on,
Although kept tied at bay!
Screaming in silent desire.
But neither wouldn't!
Nor either couldn't!
Address this affection...
In a tender loving way!
Hindered and both hinged...
By this spectrum of influence held within!
And embraced without confession.
Men...
Among hearts.
Wanting to expose their private parts!
Men...
Keeping silent,
Their feelings gone unshown.
But when they are apart,
This is known.
Men...
Afraid to speak of this 'considered' weakness.
Men wishing to touch,
And kiss each other's lips in secret.
Men...
Deep in a friendship.
And anything beyond that,
Society dismisses.
'Hey, hey, hey...
Enough of that!
Let's talk about something else.
Did you see that game last week? '
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt it's interesting to play there. Maybe they just drink more than anybody else.
quote by Ed O'Brien
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