Disposition Quotes

376 Disposition quotes by 264 unique authors

Being an artist isn't a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It's an attitude we can all adopt. It's a hunger to seize new ground,… — Seth Godin
Not because Socrates said so, but because it is in truth my own disposition - and perchance to some excess - I look upon all… — Michel de Montaigne
You owe others a happy disposition — Dennis Prager
Common sense is not a simple thing. Instead, it is an immense society of hard-earned practical ideas - of multitudes of life-learned rules and exceptions,… — Marvin Minsky
Gaming corrupts our disposition and teaches us a habit of hostility against all mankind. — Thomas Jefferson
The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the… — Efim Geller
Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild,… — Saint John Chrysostom
It's really not possible for someone to imagine himself/herself as a subject in the process of becoming without having at the same time a disposition… — Paulo Freire
In his address of 19 September 1796, given as he prepared to leave office, President George Washington spoke about the importance of morality to the… — George Washington
Cheerfulness means a contented spirit, a pure heart, a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and ~ charity, a generous appreciation of others, and… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Battle not with Hello Kitty lest ye become Hello Kitty; and if you gaze into the abyss the abyss gazes into you with huge eyes… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure until he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of… — Joseph Addison
More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have… — Dalai Lama
A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine. — Marcus Aurelius
A good disposition is more valuable than gold, for the latter is the gift of fortune, but the former is the dower of nature. — Joseph Addison
Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but according to the… — Symeon the New Theologian
Worthless is the charity of the man who bestows it unwillingly, because material charity is not his, but God's gift, while only the disposition of… — John of Kronstadt
The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at every moment, we… — Lorenzo Scupoli
...a disposition is an unsatisfactory thing unless we give it practical effect - deeds show dispositions. — Gregory of Nazianzus
There are seeds of happiness in every soul. Our mental attitude and dispositions constitute the environment in which these seeds germinate. There is as much… — David O. McKay

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