"The good or the bad fortune of men depends not less upon their own dispositions than upon fortune."
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"By nature, I suppose I have a languorous disposition"
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"The essence of good and evil is a certain disposition of the will."
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"A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet."
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"Looking at God instantly reduces our disposition to dissent from our brother."
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"The best part of health is fine disposition"
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"Such seems to be the disposition of man, that whatever makes a distinction produces rivalry."
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"You have to persevere and fortify your pertinacity until the will to good becomes a disposition to good."
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"Mr. Vandemar showed them his teeth, demonstrating his sunny and delightful disposition. It was unquestionably the most horrible thing Richard had ever seen."
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"The natures and dispositions of men are, not without truth, distinguished from the predominance of the planets."
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"A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine."
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"That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest."
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"Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee will repay thee."
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"It is a dear and lovely disposition, and a most valuable one, that can brush away indignities and discourtesies and seek and find the pleasanter features of an experience."
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"I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness."
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"It is a sign of a perverse and treacherous disposition to wound the good name of another, when he has no opportunity of defending himself."
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