Quotes About Gradual

Everything in the world is conducted by gradual process. This seems to be the great principle of harmony in the universe.

Nature does not proceed by leaps and bounds.

The gradual decline of a society is often a self-induced process of trying to meet ever-expanding appetites, rather than a physical inability to produce past levels of food and fuel, or to maintain adequate defense.

Time passed slowly, like and old man climbing a hill.

The fear of death came over him gradually. It was as if somebody were striking his heart a powerful blow with the fist from below.

Nature does not proceed by leaps.

In m second year I attended a public debate on a theme that interested me, though not by its novelty: does life mainly evolve through small gradual changes, or through big catastrophic ones? In those days that theme was supposed to be religious as well as scientific, so the principle speakers swerved from fanatical solemnity to facetious jocularity, and changed the ground of their argument whenever it gave them the slightest advantage over their opponents.

Change happens very slow and very sudden.

With the right combination of money, power, intimidation, and coercion, he can get leaders to gradually work their way toward consenting to a global government, with himself at the helm.

Dr. Albert Frock: Well, how goes the gradual extinction of the human race, Lieutenant? Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: I'm doing what I can to keep it orderly.

That's really the nature of how cults get you - by starting slow, promising to help you realize your goals.

Lento separóse de la gradinata el Hombre que vio a la Partera.

Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually come to understand that our real nature is very special

You accomplish victory step by step, not by leaps and bounds.

The way of success is not run with seven league boots but step by step, little by little, bit by bit ... with no exceptions allowed.

The gradual development of the equality of conditions is therefore a providential fact. It has the essential characteristics of one: it is universal, durable, and daily proves itself to be beyond the reach of man's powers. Not a single event, not a single individual, fails to contribute to its development.

Men become accustomed to poison by degrees" Victor Hugo

The only realistic view is that a human life arises gradually, which is not much help in making personal decisions or devising public policy.

Power gradually extirpates for the mind every humane and gentle virtue.

Resting is the sort of thing you've got to work up to gradually. It's very dangerous to rest all of a sudden.

The most stylish and successful rooms are not those who slavishly follow a theme, but those who evolve gradually.

Something more serious, though, was taking place in his personality: a gradual and growing loss of focus.

Judgement does not come suddenly; the proceedings gradually merge into the judgement.

I'm okay with the idea that slow and steady wins the race.