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Propensity Quotes

There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

Benjamin Robert Haydon (1853). “Life of Benjamin Robert Haydon, historical painter”, p.472

If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.

"Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius)". Book by Seneca the Younger (Letter CIV), circa 65 AD.

I have this propensity to just come out and say things. That's how I am in real life.

"Miguel: the slow-burn success of a new R&B superstar". Interview with Tim Jonze, www.theguardian.com. February 9, 2013.

Propensities and principles must be reconciled by some means.

Charlotte Bronte (2013). “Jane Eyre”, p.446, Simon and Schuster

Of course, the greater one's need, the greater one's propensity to be mesmerized.

Vikram Seth (1993). “A Suitable Boy”, p.609, Penguin Books India

After all, advocates, including advocates for States, are like managers of pugilistic and election contestants in that they have a propensity for claiming everything.

"First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power Commission (FPC), 328 U.S. 152". U.S. Supreme Court case, supreme.justia.com. April 29, 1946.

It is a natural propensity to attribute misfortune to someone's malignity.

Bertrand Russell (2004). “Sceptical Essays”, p.113, Psychology Press