Inclinations Quotes

Women must particularly be guarded against evil inclinations, however trifling ,they may appear , for, if they are not guarded, they will bring sorrow on two families. - Guru Nanak

To remain virtuous a man has only to combat his own desires; a woman must resist her own inclinations and the continual attack of man. - De Latena

To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations. - William Penn

Things have different qualities, and the soul different inclinations; for nothing is simple which is presented to the soul, and the soul never presents itself simply to any object. Hence it comes that we weep and laugh at the same thing. - Blaise Pascal

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. - Washington Irving

The most beautiful as well as the most ugly inclinations of man are not part of a fixed biologically given human nature, but result from the social process which creates man. - Erich Fromm

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations. - Kenneth Hildebrand

Seeing Him, our evil inclinations vanish; mind and body become peaceful and tranquil. - Sri Guru Granth Sahib

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. - Francis Bacon