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To prove cannot mean anything other than to bring the other person to my own conviction. The truth lies only in the unification of “I” and “You.” The Other of pure thought, however, is the sensuous intellect in general. In the field of philosophy, proof therefore consists only in the fact that the contradiction between sensuous intellect and pure thought is disposed, so that thought is true not only for itself but also for its opposite.
— Z. Hanfi, trans., in The Fiery Brook (1972), p. 75
Sentimentally I am disposed to harmony. But organically I am incapable of a tune.
Charles Lamb— 1823 Essays of Elia,'A Chapter on Ears'.
He tried also to encourage civilised warfare among earthworms, by supplying them with small pieces of pipe, with which they might fight if so disposed.
stuart dodgson collingwood— The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (1898) p. 11
Men trade unionists are accused of sex privilege and prejudice ... A belief in the divine right of every man to his job is not peculiar to kings and capitalists, and men in organised trades are not disposed to share these advantages with a host of women competitors.
— Women in Trade Unions (1920)
"How strange," continued the king, with some asperity; "the police think that they have disposed of the whole matter when they say, 'A murder has been committed,' and especially so when they can add, 'And we are on the track of the guilty persons.'"
alexandre dumas— Chapter 11
It is the nature of carnivores to get power and then, having disposed of their enemies, to deploy the emollient powers of Great Art to make themselves look like herbivores.
robert hughes— "Komar and Melamid" (1982)
If a country can only be rich by running a successful race for low wages, I should be disposed to say at once, perish such riches!
thomas malthus— Book I, Chapter III, Of the Rent of Land, Section IX, p. 214
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
— Jane Austen (1841) Emma: A Novel. p. 159
Books have always a secret influence on the understanding; we cannot at pleasure obliterate ideas: he that reads books of science, though without any desire fixed of improvement, will grow more knowing; he that entertains himself with moral or religious treatises, will imperceptibly advance in goodness; the ideas which are often offered to the mind, will at last find a lucky moment when it is disposed to receive them.
samuel johnson— Samuel Johnson, The Adventurer, No. 137.
Surrender yourselves then to be led and disposed of just as God pleases, with respect both to your outward and inward state.
jeanne marie bouvier de la motte guyon— P. 542. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))
The Courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgement; the consequences would be the substitution of their pleasure for that of the legislative body.
Alexander Hamilton— No. 72
Man is naturally more disposed to beneficent than selfish actions. This we learn even from the history of savages. The domestic virtues have something in them so inviting and genial, and the public virtues of the citizen something so grand and inspiring, that even he who is barely uncorrupted, is seldom able to resist their charm.
wilhelm von humboldt— Ch. 8 (The Limits of State Action (1792))
In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.
cesare pavese— 1940-02-09
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
Plato— 566e (Book VIII)
The nearer you come to God, the less you are disposed to questioning and reasoning. When you actually attain Him, when you behold Him as the reality, then all noise, all disputations, come to an end.
ramakrishna— p. 153 (Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960))
Are we disposed to be the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth , and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country .
— Patrick Henry, "Give me liberty or give me death!" (1775)
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
— Jane Austen (1841) Emma: A Novel. p. 159
The poor did not hear such doctrines gladly and they were not at all disposed to follow the teaching of Tolstoy. ...such teaching was no more acceptable to the peasants than some of Tolstoy's other views were to his wife and to the Government. ...The more enlightened of their leaders looked upon him as a reactionary , standing in the way of the people's progress.
— p.71 (Why We Fail as Christians (1919))
If a country can only be rich by running a successful race for low wages, I should be disposed to say at once, perish such riches!
— Book I, Chapter III, Of the Rent of Land, Section IX, p. 214
The laws of [false utility] are those which forbid to wear arms, disarming those only who are not disposed to commit the crime which the laws mean to prevent. Can it be supposed, that those who have the courage to violate the most sacred laws of humanity, and the most important of the code, will respect the less considerable and arbitrary injunctions, the violation of which is so easy, and of so little comparative importance? Does not the execution of this law deprive the subject of that personal liberty, so dear to mankind and to the wise legislator?
— Cesare Beccaria, On Crimes and Punishments, 1764, Chapter 40 [1], this has sometimes been wrongly attributed to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson transcribed this passage (in the original Italian) in his Legal Commonplace Book, item 828.
I will weep for nothing, like Diana in the fountain, and I will do that when you are disposed to be merry. I will laugh like a hyena, and that when thou art inclined to sleep.
— Shakespeare, William (1600), As You Like It, Act IV. Sc.1.
In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.
cesare pavese— Cesare Pavese, This Business of Living, 1940-02-09
The most handsomest, the most spacious and the most remarkable arena I have ever seen. As a football ground it is unrivalled in the world, it is an honour to Manchester and the home of a team who can do wonders when they are so disposed.
— Sporting Chronicle: Saturday 19th February 1910
— The above words were written on Old Trafford's opening day in 1910. Manchester United had just moved from their old stadium of Bank Street, Clayton, to a new stadium in the Old Trafford area of west Manchester.
There ought to be a system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
Edmund Burke— Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), Volume III, p. 100.
When we consider that women are treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton, women's suffrage movement leader, in a letter to Julia Ward Howe recorded in Howe's diary at Harvard University Library (October 16, 1873).
