Disposition Quotes

376 Disposition quotes by 264 unique authors

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved. As far as an amiable disposition and powers of entertainment make you so, it is… — Margaret Fuller
The happiness of man is: I will. The happiness of woman is: he wills. â€˜Behold, just now the world became perfect!â€™â€”thus thinks every woman when… — Friedrich Nietzsche
There was very little about her face and figure that was in any way remarkable, but it was the sort of face which, when animated… — Susanna Clarke
Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
He was, like everyone of a strongly erotic disposition, twice as good, twice as much himself when he knew that women liked him, just as… — Stefan Zweig
She began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who, in disposition and talents, would most suit her. His understanding and temper, though… — Jane Austen
It was not in her nature, however, to increase her vexations by dwelling on them. She was confident of having performed her duty, and to… — Jane Austen
She had a lively, playful disposition that delighted in anything ridiculous. — Jane Austen
Mine is a most peaceable disposition. My wishes are: a humble cottage with a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, the freshest milk… — Heinrich Heine
There is hinkiness afoot with regard to my, ah, disposition. — Jim Butcher
The world around us is an increasingly hostile and sinful place. Occasionally that splashes onto us, and perhaps, in the case of a few of… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Oh, Lady Maccon, I am unreservedly in love with her. That black hair, that sweet disposition, those capital hats. — Gail Carriger
One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices, the battering events… — Dean Koontz
The mere habit of learning to love is the thing; and a teachableness of disposition in a young lady is a great blessing — Jane Austen
Thatâ€™s how Ptolemy imagined the disposition of his memories, his thoughts: they were still his, still in the range of his thinking, but they were,… — Walter Mosley
For anyone of a rational disposition, fashion is often nearly impossible to fathom. Throughout many periods of history â€“ perhaps most â€“ it can seem… — Bill Bryson
Humility is simply the disposition which prepares the soul for living on trust. — Andrew Murray
To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
One thing a man must have: either a naturally light disposition or a disposition lightened by art and knowledge. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Forget the noose. Forget the Iron Maiden. Forget the electric chair or the guillotine. The mind was mankind's most painful torture chamber, the blessed liberty… — Tiffanie DeBartolo

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