The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled.
The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency.
The de-spiritualization of asceticisms is probably the event in the current intellectual history of mankind that is the most comprehensive and, because of its large scale, the hardest to perceive, yet at once the most palpable and atmospherically pow...
Severe punishment unquestionably has an immediate effect in reducing a tendency to act in a given way. This result is no doubt responsible for its widespread use. We 'instinctively' attack anyone whose behavior displeases us - perhaps not in physical...
There is a tendency at every important but difficult crossroad to pretend that it's not really there.
I think that many things that go on in an art school have a tendency to undermine confidence, and that shouldn't be part of the ballgame, ever.
A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.
Zookeeper foible #1: Tendency to not equate fur and scale with fracture and scar.
The most dangerous aspect of religion is its tendency to glorify the absurd and justify the abhorrent.
If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.'
If someone has an ability to impress an audience there's a tendency to be tempted into doing just that.
The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax.
Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a delusion. Have we the intelligence and discipline to vigilantly guard against our tend...
Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.
There has always been a tendency to classify children almost as a distinct species.
I think these days, new artists have a tendency to try to cut corners.
I wouldn't tell anyone to study werewolves - I studied wolves, how they moved, their tendencies and sensibilities.
You know, I am against lynching and lynching is a tendency of the people.
I love comedies, and I like sometimes comedies have a tendency to get a bit lazy. 'The Other Guys' was not lazy.
The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses.
