And almost everyone when age, disease, or sorrows strike him, inclines to think there is a God, or something very like him. Arthur Hugh Clough
Unlike stories, real life, when it has passed, inclines toward obscurity, not clarity. Elena Ferrante
It is certain that nature inclines us toward the amorous orgy, just as much as toward the gastronomic orgy, and that while both are blameworthy in the excess, they would become praiseworthy in an order in which they could be equilibrated. Charles Fourier
The awareness of their individual blemishes and shortcomings inclines the frustrated to detect ill will and meanness in their fellow men. Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves. Eric Hoffer
The compassion of Christ inclines Him to save sinners, - the power of Christ enables Him to save sinners, - and the promise of Christ binds Him to save sinners. A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On Thy kind arms I fall; Be Thou my Strength and Righteousness, My Saviour and my All. Isaac Watts
The hand of each saint inclines towards himself. Hungarian Proverb