Inspires
[in'spaiəz]
Examples
- Fortune commonly favours the bold and enterprizing; and nothing inspires us with more boldness than a good opinion of ourselves. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For many and many a year we had known her sad story, and taken that interest in her which misfortune always inspires. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is really difficult to believe one’s own senses, and no wonder that it inspires the superstitious with a feeling of awe. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- And thus our youth, having been educated only in that simple music which, as we said, inspires temperance, will be reluctant to go to law. Plato. The Republic.
- The demand for pleasure, adventure, romance has been left to the devil's catering for so long a time that most people think he inspires the demand. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- A barren or desolate country always seems ugly and disagreeable, and commonly inspires us with contempt for the inhabitants. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The beauty of one person never inspires us with love for another. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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