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 More Quotes by William Godwin More Quotes From William Godwin In a well-written book we are presented with the maturest reflections, or the happiest flights of a mind of uncommon excellence. It is impossible that we can be much accustomed to such companions without attaining some resemblance to them. William Godwin reflection mind book God himself has no right to be a tyrant. William Godwin tyrants religion In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question. William Godwin understood cases love-is What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child? William Godwin parent sound children Obey; this may be right; but beware of reverence.... Government is nothing but regulated force; force is its appropriate claim upon your attention. It is the business of individuals to persuade; the tendency of concentrated strength, is only to give consistency and permanence to an influence more compendious than persuasion. William Godwin consistency government giving There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers; we must conceive and apprehend a thousand things which we do not actually witness. William Godwin workout imagination exercise We are so curiously made that one atom put in the wrong place in our original structure will often make us unhappy for life. William Godwin medicine unhappy philosophy To conceive that compulsion and punishment are the proper means of reformation is the sentiment of a barbarian. William Godwin barbarians punishment mean Our judgment will always suspect those weapons that can be used with equal prospect of success on both sides. William Godwin weapons sides peace There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where there is not imagination. William Godwin no-love passion imagination The lessons of their early youth regulated the conduct of their riper years. William Godwin youth lessons years But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference. William Godwin youth care parent I shall attempt to prove two things: first, that the actions and dispositions of mankind are the offspring of circumstances and events, and not of any original determination that they bring into the world; and, secondly, that the great stream of our voluntary actions essentially depends, not upon the direct and immediate impulses of sense, but upon the decisions of the understanding. William Godwin determination decision two Power is not happiness. William Godwin good-and-evil evil Let us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education. William Godwin haste education forget Everything that is usually understood by the term co-operation is, in some degree, an evil. William Godwin operations term evil It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn. William Godwin juvenile importance children What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name. William Godwin merit names doe 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 atheism flow men He that revels in a well-chosen library, has innumerable dishes, and all of admirable flavour. William Godwin library flavor dishes
