Disposed Quotes

164 quotes by 127 authors

In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is a wise rule and should be fundamental in a government disposed to cherish its credit, and at the same time to restrain the… — Thomas Jefferson
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all Nations, are recommended by policy, humanity and interest. But even our Commercial policy should hold an equal and impartial hand:… — George Washington
There are still to be found , or designing men, who stand ready to advocate the paradox of perpetual peace between the states, though dismembered… — Alexander Hamilton
Would they not fear that citizens not less tenacious than conscious of their rights would flock from the remotest extremes of their respective states to… — Alexander Hamilton
These considerations and many others that might be mentioned prove, and experience confirms it, that artisans and manufacturers will commonly be disposed to bestow their… — James Madison
Man is more disposed to domination than freedom; and a structure of dominion not only gladdens the eye of the master who rears and protects… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can… — William Wordsworth
It is thus that the few rare lucid well-disposed people who have had to struggle on the earth find themselves at certain hours of the… — Antonin Artaud
To some people, not caring is supposed to be cool, commenting is more interesting than doing, and everything is judged and then disposed of in,… — Amy Poehler
In the mythic schema of all relations between men and women, man proposes, and woman is disposed of. — Angela Carter
It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy — Mercy Otis Warren
Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to them. — Thomas Jefferson
It is indeed immensely picturesque. I can fancy sitting all a summer's day watching its shadows shorten and lengthen again, and drawing a delicious contrast… — Henry James
Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how… — Richard Henry Lee
There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country,… — Edmund Burke
It is when our budding hopes are nipped beyond recovery by some rough wind, that we are the most disposed to picture to ourselves what… — Charles Dickens
Wherefore also these Kinds [elements] occupied different places even before the universe was organised and generated out of them. Before that time, in truth, all… — Plato
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest...and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war — Plato
By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour and they may be multiplied, not in… — David Ricardo

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