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Disposition Quotes - Page 3

A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet.

Winston Churchill (2001). “The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill”, Michael O'Mara Books

Such seems to be the disposition of man, that whatever makes a distinction produces rivalry.

Samuel Johnson (2010). “Journey to the Hebrides: A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides”, p.38, Canongate Books

The best part of health is fine disposition

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1872). “Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life”, p.456

Looking at God instantly reduces our disposition to dissent from our brother.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joel Porte (1982). “Emerson in His Journals”, p.78, Harvard University Press

It is a dear and lovely disposition, and a most valuable one, that can brush away indignities and discourtesies and seek and find the pleasanter features of an experience.

Mark Twain (2010). “Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review”, p.62, Univ of Wisconsin Press

A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine.

Marcus Aurelius (2015). “Meditations”, p.117, Sheba Blake Publishing

It is a sign of a perverse and treacherous disposition to wound the good name of another, when he has no opportunity of defending himself.

John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On The Psalms 93 - 119 (Annotated Edition)”, p.79, Jazzybee Verlag

I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness.

Jane Austen (1813). “Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. : In Three Volumes”, p.237

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee will repay thee.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.333

A horse, if he happens to have a contemptuous disposition, can sneer very effectively.

Esther Meynell (1940). “A Woman Talking”, London, Chapman & Hall [1940.]

The essence of good and evil is a certain disposition of the will.

Epictetus (1807). “The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, Preserved by Arrian ; The Enchiridion, and Fragments”, p.133

The establishment of our new lawful immigration system then and only then will we be in a position to consider the appropriate disposition of those individuals who remain.

"Donald Trump Plans to Parachute Criminals Into Other Countries Whether They Like It Or Not" by Kevin Drum, www.motherjones.com. September 1, 2016.