#incline

Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious. ↗

— Jonathan Edwards

#being #believe #desire #directly #disposes

As the twig is bent the tree inclines. ↗

— Virgil

#inclines #tree #twig

I've always been more inclined to go out to work than carry on with academic studies. ↗

— Michael Fassbender

#always #been #carry #go #i

People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I'm not sure that's true, but I did share some experiences with her. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#did #experiences #her #i #i am

In my family, we let our boys have a say in what veggie side they want for dinner that night. We list off a handful of options and get them excited about helping to plan the dinner menu. They're much more inclined to finish their plates when they've helped decide what goes on them. ↗

— Cat Cora

#decide #dinner #excited #family #finish

These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes, and blindly follow the most narrow, conservative tenets of religion; or else seek comfort in the ancient traditions of New Age ritual. ↗

— Joan D. Vinge

#ancient #blindly #close #comfort #conservative

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

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