It is the God in us which attracts to us our experiences, in order to teach us wisdom and knowledge.

"As a man thinketh so is he," and what he is determines what he attracts.

The neighborhood of the Ecole Militaire attracts thither a swarm of worthless women, who bring in their train all the scum of the populace.

The bridge itself is 216 feet above the river, and sixty-nine feet wide; but it is not so much the construction though that is well carried outas the position, which especially attracts on a lovely spring morning.

What principle is there, why a loadstone attracts iron?

At any rate, he attracts me.

My horrid money, which attracts others to me, is the thing that keeps him from declaring his love.

Although Murillo threw into fullest relief the grimy feet of his beggar-boys which so offended Mr. Ruskin, still what eternally attracts us to his canvas is not the soiled feet but the "sweet boy-faces" that "laugh amid the Seville grapes."

Among all the officers now swarming Havana none attracts more admiring attention than General Ducasse, a tall, fine-looking mulatto, who was educated at the fine military school of St. Cyr.

No brilliancy of color, no elaboration of accessories, no intricacy of composition attracts the attention of the observer.

As the mind matures, as experience accumulates, as the vision enlarges, the coarseness disappears, and the rich and healthful juices nourish instead a playful and cheerful serenity that illumines strength with a softened light, that disarms opposition and delights sympathy, that shines without dazzling and attracts without offending.

In many cases, it seems hard that a private abode should be exposed to the intrusion of the public merely because the proprietor has inherited or created a splendor which attracts general curiosity; insomuch that his home loses its sanctity and seclusion for the very reason that it is better than other men's houses.

Their magnetism is of a kind that repels strongly while you keep beyond a certain limit, but attracts as forcibly if you get within the magic line.

And if it attracts my attention as a great criminal problem, it is certain that I will try to solve it, whether on the force or off it.

Should any farther demonstration be necessary than the incomparable Sir Isaac has himself furnished us with, let any sceptic who doubts that the earth attracts all smaller bodies towards its centre, only take a hop from the Monument or St. Paul's, and he will soon find the power of gravitation, and die by the truth of the experiment.

We have also an instinct which attracts us towards the pursuit of wisdom; such is the true meaning of the Sirens' voices in the Odyssey, says the philosopher, quoting from the poet of all time: "Turn thy swift keel and listen to our lay; Since never pilgrim to these regions came, But heard our sweet voice ere he sailed away, And in his joy passed on, with ampler mind".

Religious ritual attracts because there is some sense in it.

"Not her beauty, but her talents attracts attention."Ib.

"It is her talents, and not her beauty, that attracts attention.

"It is her beauty, and not her talents, that attracts attention.

The cry of a bird, some vague sound attracts the sentry, he turns; all is lost.

Barbara Paulovna attracted guests as fire attracts moths.

Queer, yes; and he's impressive, too, with a sort of magnetic personality that attracts and repels you violently at the same time.

Further, some of the less capable workers must be crowded out of such jobs as remain; for an artificially higher wage attracts into an occupation some from other occupations before paid more highly.

An artist, even a storekeeper, attracts about him a body of patrons who like his product (for the merchant's manner and method of dealing are a part of the quality of his goods), and who cannot be tempted away by slight differences in price.