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
Saint John Chrysostom, Edward Budge, Charles Marriott (1842). “To the People of Antioch”, p.51
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
Neil Gaiman (2010). “Neverwhere”, p.100, Hachette UK
Mark Twain (2010). “Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review”, p.62, Univ of Wisconsin Press
Marcus Aurelius (2015). “Meditations”, p.117, Sheba Blake Publishing
John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On The Psalms 93 - 119 (Annotated Edition)”, p.79, Jazzybee Verlag
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