Amiable Quotes

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There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of… — Jane Austen
People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. — Samuel Butler
Her great merit is finding out mine; there is nothing so amiable as discernment. — Lord Byron
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. — Joseph Addison
She told her, while she kept it, 'Twould make her amiable and subdue my father Entirely to her love, but if she lost it Or… — William Shakespeare
In fact, we will have to give up taking things for granted, even the apparently simple things. We have to learn to understand nature and… — John Desmond Bernal
No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition. — Seneca the Elder
A lover is a man who tries to be more amiable than it is possible for him to be. — Nicolas Chamfort
Nobody knows how the stand of our knowledge about the atom would be without him. Personally, [Niels] Bohr is one of the amiable colleagues I… — Albert Einstein
I am every day more convinced that we women, if we are to be good women, feminine and amiable and domestic, are not fitted to… — Queen Victoria
If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession. — Benjamin Franklin
The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not… — H. L. Mencken
Your first duty is to be humane. Love childhood. Look with friendly eyes on its games, its pleasures, its amiable dispositions. Which of you does… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The amiable is a duty most certainly, but must not be exercised at the expense of any of the virtues. He who seeks to do… — William Gilmore Simms
Paul Ryan, who teamed up with Akin in the House to sponsor harsh anti-abortion bills, may look young and hip and new generation, with his… — Maureen Dowd
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation... — Edmund Burke
Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect… — Paul Begala
Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and… — Eliza Haywood
Do not look at anybody in terms of friend or foe, brother or cousin; do not fritter away your mental energies in thoughts of friendship… — Adi Shankara
A disciplined conscience is a man's best friend. It may not be his most amiable, but it is his most faithful monitor. — Austin Phelps

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