Inclinations Quotes

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Do not be discouraged by the resistance you will encounter from your human nature; you must go against your human inclinations. Often, in the beginning,… — Brother Lawrence
I particularly scorn my fondness for paradox. I despise pessimism, narcissism, solipsism, truculence, word-play, and pusillanimity, my chiefer inclinations; loathe self-loathers ergo me; have no… — John Barth
She knows too well what it's like to tamp down your natural inclinations, to force a smile when you feel numb....The expression of emotion does… — Christina Baker Kline
I only study the things I like; I apply my mind only to matters that interest me. They'll be useful-or useless-to me or to others… — Nicolas Chamfort
Ultimately, one of the best ways to take care of our souls is to build a society that supports rather than undermines our highest moral… — Michael Lerner
Citizens, regardless of their political inclinations, carry a devout sense of their shared culture and its temperament - and, having contributed to it all their… — Michael Leunig
Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would… — John Holmes
Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions, but generally act according to custom — Francis Bacon Sr
Accept your purpose and your inclinations. Feel and flow with your emotions. — Senoraroy
Puritanism prolonged in America the medieval Christian view of the world and of human destiny. It taught men to distrust their natural inclinations as well… — Ralph Barton Perry
It is of the nobility of man's soul that he is insatiable: for he hath a benefactor so proneto give, that he delighteth in us… — Thomas Traherne

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