Quotes about Susceptibility

being an artist: And this susceptibility of theirs is doubly unfortunate , I thought, returning again to my original enquiry into what state of mind is propitious for creative work, because the mind of an artist, in order to achieve to the prodigious effort of freeing whole and entire the work that is in him, must be incandescent, like Shakespeare's mind, I conjectured, looking at the book which lay open at Antony and Cleopatra. There must be no obstacle in it, no foreign matter unconsumed.

People named Jon tend to be highly susceptible to false information online and tend to believe whatever already lines up with their worldview.

Just as certain people are more susceptible to particular diseases, some temperaments —especially those that tend to be melancholy or contemplative — are more vulnerable to questions and doubts.

Just as certain people are more susceptible to particular diseases, some temperaments —especially those that tend to be melancholy or contemplative — are more vulnerable to questions and doubts.

Fra le vene più salienti nella vita della massa c'è qualcosa che chiameremmo forse senso di persecuzione, una particolare e irosa suscettibilità, nei confronti dei nemici designati come tali una volta per tutte. Essi possono fare tutto ciò che vogliono, possono essere rigidi e disponibili, impegnati o freddi, duri o miti — le loro azioni sono sempre intese come se scaturissero da un'imperturbabile malvagità.

The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.