Apt Quotes

410 quotes by 323 authors

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be… — Bertrand Russell
When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter. — Logan Pearsall Smith
It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to… — Gertrude Stein
A changeling is one child substituted for another. I couldn't find anything more apt. We had to kind of fight that supernatural element in the… — J. Michael Straczynski
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt… — Tacitus
Being too good is apt to be uninteresting. — Harry S. Truman
One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a… — Morris West
Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character. — P.G. Wodehouse
When you hurry you're more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you're not quick you can't get things done. — John Wooden
We're apt to fall in love with those who are mysterious and challenging to us. — Helen Fisher
When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles. — Horace Walpole
She would smile and show no surprise, convinced as she was, the same as I, that casual meetings are apt to be just the opposite,… — Julio Cortazar
This is faith: a renouncing of everything we are apt to call our own and relying wholly upon the blood, righteousness and intercession of Jesus. — John Newton
Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting, but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to… — Henry James
When there is a tendency to compartmentalize the spiritual and make it resident in a certain type of life only, the spiritual is apt gradually… — Flannery O'Connor
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are… — George Washington
There are few ways in which good people do more harm to those who take them seriously than to defend the gospel with arguments that… — Henry B. Eyring
I'm apt to get drunk on words...Ontology: the word about the essence of things; the word about being. — Madeleine L'Engle
There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails,… — Jane Austen

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