#incline

The central tenet of Christianity as it has come down to us is that we are to reach out when our instinct is to pull inward; to give when we want to take; to love when we are inclined to hate; to include when are tempted to exclude. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#christianity #come #down #exclude #give

You know how much I am inclined to explain all disputes among philosophical schools as merely verbal disputes or at least to derive them originally from verbal disputes. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

#among #derive #disputes #explain #how

In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#alone #another #fortunate #give #giving

Robert Frost had always said you mustn't think of the last line first, or it's only a fake poem, not a real one. I'm inclined to agree. ↗

— Howard Nemerov

#always #fake #first #frost #had

We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#heard #i #i think #important #inclined

I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in their few leisure moments they may read and understand as much as possible. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#am #citizens #concise #constant #few

Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#common #common mind #education #forms #inclined

'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#common #common mind #education #forms #inclined

Anybody who tunes into Rush Limabaugh already knows what he's going to say and is already inclined to agree. So it winds up creating tribes. ↗

— George A. Romero

#already #anybody #creating #going #inclined

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#believe #deceived #inclined #know #never