capacity for

Synonyms

capacity curiosa

Examples

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. Aldous Huxley

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. Reinhold Niebuhr

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. George Orwell

Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness. Wilhelm Reich

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point. Arthur Schopenhauer

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Dutch Proverb

Words in the phrase

capacity for

Close letter words and terms

capacity building capacity constraints capacity crowd capacity for digestion capacity for independent movement capacity for learning