The principal might yield a greater sum, Yet handled ill, amounts but to this crumb;
Anne Bradstreet
People still say to me, 'What was it like being in such a huge flop?' The amount of hatred and vitriol was surprising.
Kathryn Bailey Beckinsale
Man is the result of slow growth; that is why he occupies the position he does in animal life. What does a pup amount to that has gained its growth in a few days or weeks, beside a man who only attains it in as many years.
Alexander Graham Bell