Art is not truth. Truth conforms to reality. Art invents reality.
The more the concept of reason becomes emasculated, the more easily it lends itself to ideological manipulation and to propagation of even the most blatant lies. . . . Subjective reason conforms to anything.
We should be suspicious when God's call conforms so neatly to our own inclinations.
The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far possesses, conforms precisely to the state of the world as he so far views it
Infancy conforms to nobody; all conform to it.
We see what we want to see, and observation conforms to hypothesis.
There must be a judicious arrangement of all the parts. Considered conversely, the artist's task is to fill his panel with a design that conforms to its shape and is beautiful in itself.
In my experience everyone will have a different view of the right level of tax so governments need to provide clear guidance that conforms to a set of international standards that all governments accept.
Cast your whole vote, not a piece of paper merely, but your whole influence. A minority is powerless when it conforms to a majority; but is irresistable when it clogs by its whole weight. If the alternative is to keep all just men in prison, or give up war and slavery, the State will not hesitate which to choose.
When properly applied, the kamae reflects the ninja's heart. This means that our physical nature conforms to our intentions, and there is no division between our interior and exterior aspects. This state of integrated mind and body action is totally natural, and can be observed readily in the movements of animals as they interact with their environment. Only human beings seem to develop the need to be trained in natural body motion.
You are successful if you are able to work on the kind of material that you want to - if your life conforms to your dreams, regardless of outside acceptance or acclaim.
The sensual man conforms thoughts to things; the poet conforms things to his thoughts.
About the only time Congress conforms to the will of the people is when it decides to adjourn.
A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules, or fits certain definitions It is classic because of a certain eternal and irrepressible freshness.
That which comes after ever conforms to that which has gone before.
No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God
Happiness, in one sense, is a function of how closely our world conforms to the infinite variety of human preference.
We cannot, by total reliance on law, escape the duty to judge right and wrong. . . There are good laws and there are occasionally bad laws, and it conforms to the highest traditions of a free society to offer resistance to bad laws, and to disobey them.
