Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic. Arthur C. Clarke
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities. Cesare Lombroso
The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe. Iris Murdoch
Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor. Seizing the results of someone's labor is equivalent to seizing hours from him and directing him to carry on various activities. Robert Nozick
To have no enemies is equivalent to wealth. Nigerian Proverb
The death of a friend is equivalent to the loss of a limb. German Proverb