#disposed

A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are disposed to brook compulsion, or submit to the dictates of others, when not softened by reason, or tempered with kindness. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

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Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is, with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have been disposed of long ago to the great benefit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back? ↗

— Henry Cabot Lodge

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Certainly the party counts a considerable number of intellectuals among its members, but I am by no means disposed to apologise for that. ↗

— Harry Oppenheimer

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I am less disposed to think of a West Point education as requisite for this business than I was at first. Good sense and energy are the qualities required. ↗

— Rutherford B. Hayes

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The moment one accosts a stranger or is accosted by him is above all in this life the moment of drama... Whoever we meet watches us intently at the quick, strange moment of meeting, to see whether we are disposed to be friendly. ↗

— Haniel Long

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The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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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

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It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

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