Disposition Quotes

376 Disposition quotes by 264 unique authors

The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture. — Sigmund Freud
But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. — Edward Gibbon
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in… — Samuel Johnson
Situationism is a ludicrous proposition. It's ill-formed and it's perfectly French. That Gallic disposition towards common sense. L'Anarchie! — John Lydon
Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different. — Katherine Mansfield
The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition. — Friedrich Nietzsche
My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I've always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That's my dad. — Jane Pauley
Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. — Cesare Pavese
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker. — Plutarch
Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures. — Samuel Richardson
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
By nature's kindly disposition most questions which it is beyond a man's power to answer do not occur to him at all. — George Santayana
It is not the position, but the disposition. — Susan Sontag
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza
If you love God, you can't hate anything or anyone. If the love one offers is met with hate, it doesn't die, rather it manifests… — Radhanath Swami
Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise. — Kathleen Turner
I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our… — Martha Washington
A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. — William Arthur Ward
Children that have been petted and waited upon, always expect it; and if their expectations are not met, they are disappointed and discouraged. This same… — Ellen G. White
You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you. — Greg Graffin
Marketers spend millions developing strategies to identify children's predilections and then capitalize on their vulnerabilities. Young people are fooled for a while, but then develop… — Douglas Rushkoff
You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake. I… — Oscar Wilde
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,--often the surfeit of our own behavior,--we make guilty of our… — William Shakespeare
If you were to give me forty such men, I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I… — Jane Austen
The most serious point in the case is the disposition of the child." What on earth has that to do with it?" I ejaculated. My… — Arthur Conan Doyle

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