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William Godwin quotes

English Writer March 3, 1756 – April 7, 1836

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The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind. William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "The great model of the affection of love in human beings is..."
The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children. William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love..."
What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child? William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "He that loves reading has everything within his reach."
He that loves reading has everything within his reach. William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where..."
There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where there is not imagination. William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and..."
In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question. William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to..."
The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself. William Godwin
Strange that men, from age to age, should consent to hold their lives at the breath of another, merely that each in his turn may have a power of acting the tyrant according to the law! Oh, God! give me poverty! Shower upon me all the imaginary hardships of human life! I will receive them with all thankfulness. Turn me a prey to the wild beasts of the desert, so I be never again the victim of man, dressed in the gore-dripping robes of authority! Suffer me at least to call life, the pursuits of... William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his..."
Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him. William Godwin
He has no right to his life when his duty calls him to resign it. Other men are bound... to deprive him of life or liberty, if that should appear in any case to be indispensably necessary to prevent a greater evil. William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does..."
What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name. William Godwin
William Godwin quote: "We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless..."
We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity. William Godwin
As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking. William Godwin
It is absurd to expect the inclinations and wishes of two human beings to coincide, through any long period of time. To oblige them to act and live together is to subject them to some inevitable potion of thwarting, bickering, and unhappiness. William Godwin
Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man. William Godwin

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