Desperate affairs require desperate measures. Horatio Nelson
This universe, which is the same for all, has not been made by any god or man, but it always has been, is, and will be an ever-living fire, kindling itself by regular measures and going out by regular measures. Heraclitus
The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures its time, and our life is a lingering fever. Georg Büchner
One measures the towers by their shadows and great people by those who envy them. Chinese Proverb
He measures others with his own yard. Italian Proverb
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea. Russian Proverb