Prone Quotes

236 quotes by 206 authors

I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day,… — Britt Ekland
The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. And… — Francis Bacon
The more we rely on the market, the more hooked we become on its promises: Do you need a tidier closet? A nicer family picture… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house. — Marian Keyes
Love entered in my heart one dayA sad, unwelcome guest.But when it begged that it might stayI let it stay and restIt broke my nights… — J. California Cooper
I miss New York. I like the country and I like the people. However, the U.S. political and legal system is prone to overreaction. — Marc Rich
When we become isolated, we are prone to being damaged; our minds lose their flexibility and natural kindness; we become vulnerable to fear and negativity.… — John O'Donohue
Creativity is one of those hypnotic words which are prone to cast a spell upon our understanding and dissolve our thinking into haze. — Albert Einstein
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. — Sallust
Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. We are prone to speak of the resources of this country… — Theodore Roosevelt
It is not the delicate neurotic person who is prone to angina, but the robust, the vigorous in mind and body, the keen and ambitious… — William Osler
We men are easily prone to sins of thought. Therefore, He who has formed each heart individually, knowing that the impulse received from the intention… — Saint Basil
People are so prone to lean upon gifted men. And if they cannot have such, they get discouraged and scattered, instead of getting lovingly together… — Charles Henry Mackintosh
It would probably be very sensible to be in love with someone who was not in the arts and who wasn't so prone to ups… — Anjelica Huston
Success is an accident. Showing up, even if itâ€™s just for 5 minutes, makes us accident-prone. — Paul Budnitz
Some people are ignorant of the world but educated in Scripture, and are therefore prone to missing the relevance of Scripture - these sometimes, later,… — Criss Jami
There is not a little generalship and stratagem required in the managing and marshalling of our pleasures, so that each shall not mutually encroach to… — Charles Caleb Colton
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness. — Thomas Fuller
I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error. — Rene Descartes
There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications. — Arthur Erickson

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