[T]he schools, through reliance upon the spur of competition and the bestowing of special honors and prizes, only build up and strengthen… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
A tender-hearted and compassionate disposition, which inclines men to pity and feel the misfortunes of others, and which is, even for its… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
The Somebody Else's Problem field is much simpler and more effective, and what's more can be run for over a hundred years… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
The natural disposition of most people is to clothe a commander of a large army whom they do not know, with almost… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
During the youthful period of mankind's spiritual evolution human fantasy created gods in man's own image, who, by the operations of their… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The mental disposition of the one who prepares the food is transmitted to all those who consume it. Therefore, as far as… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
In a world which furnishes so many employments which are useful, and so many which are amusing, it is our own fault… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The individual woman is required . . . a thousand times a day to choose either to accept her appointed role and… — Jeannette Rankin Copy Share Image
The last point for consideration is the supposed disposition of the people to interfere with the rights of property. So essential does… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
There are still many unsolved problems about bird life, among which are the age that birds attain, the exact time at which… — Paul Bartsch Copy Share Image
Civility, which is a disposition to accommodate and oblige others, is essentially the same in every country; but good breeding, asit is… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
No single person, including the President of the United States, should ever be given the power to make a medical decision for… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
We know much of a writer by his style. An open and imperious disposition is shown in short sentences, direct and energetic.… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The relationships of our present social life are so numerous and so interwoven that a child placed in the most favorable position… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
The doctrine called Philosophical Necessity is simply this: that, given the motives which are present to an individual's mind, and given likewise… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“157Openly or secretly all turn back to an inborn disposition, to a religio insita.” — Herman Bavinck Copy Share Image
“Tigers and Women ! Tigers and women have something in common, it is their disposition; they must be treated majestically.” — Henrietta Newton Martin Copy Share Image
Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures. — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
A good disposition is more valuable than gold, for the latter is the gift of fortune, but the former is the dower… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Among the believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to their families. — Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi Copy Share Image
I tend to think that immortal souls, invisible sky daddies, and Santa Claus all belong in the same basket. The disposition of… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
True wealth is not a static thing. It is a living thing made out of the disposition of men to create and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The basic skill of an actor is, in fact, empathy, and that's maybe not a skill, it's a disposition. I am an… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
The female that loves unrequited sleeps, And the male that loves unrequited sleeps, The head of the money-maker that plotted all day… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
. . . the state of things and the dispositions of men were then such, that a man could not well tell… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
A republic will avoid war unless the avoidance might create conditions that are worse than warfare itself. Sometimes, the dispositions of those… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The Constitution of America only guarantees pursuit of happiness-you have to catch up with it yourself. Fortunately, happiness is something that depends… — Gill Robb Wilson Copy Share Image
To complain of the age we live in, to murmur at the present possessors of power, to lament the past, to conceive… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food,… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
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