Apt Quotes

410 quotes by 323 authors

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment… — Aristotle
The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none… — Joseph Addison
As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way. — Buffalo Bill
I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social… — Sherman Alexie
Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough. — Lord Chesterfield
I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the… — Maya Angelou
Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality — Ivan Pavlov
I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad… — Benjamin Franklin
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses. — Alexander Hamilton
One is apt to overestimate beauty when it is rare — Mark Twain
Prayer is simple, prayer is supernatural, and to anyone not related to our Lord Jesus Christ, prayer is apt to look stupid. — Oswald Chambers
Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised… — Teresa of Avila
Men are apt to idolize or fear that which they cannot understand, especially if it be a woman. — Jean Toomer
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind. — John Milton
The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment. . . . We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and… — Alfred North Whitehead
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion. — Ovid
I love my mother, but there has been, ever since my boyhood, a sort of coldness of intercourse between us, such as is apt to… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue. — Henry Fielding
O world, how apt the poor are to be proud! — William Shakespeare

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