What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child? William Godwin More Quotes by William Godwin More Quotes From William Godwin It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn. The true object of juvenile education, is to provide, against the age of five and twenty, a mind well regulated, active, and prepared to learn. Whatever will inspire habits of industry and observation, will sufficiently answer this purpose. William Godwin mindinspirechildren 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 reflectionmindbook God himself has no right to be a tyrant. William Godwin tyrantsreligion In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question. William Godwin understoodcaseslove-is 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 consistencygovernmentgiving 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 workoutimaginationexercise 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 medicineunhappyphilosophy To conceive that compulsion and punishment are the proper means of reformation is the sentiment of a barbarian. William Godwin barbarianspunishmentmean Our judgment will always suspect those weapons that can be used with equal prospect of success on both sides. William Godwin weaponssidespeace There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where there is not imagination. William Godwin no-lovepassionimagination The lessons of their early youth regulated the conduct of their riper years. William Godwin youthlessonsyears But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference. William Godwin youthcareparent 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 determinationdecisiontwo Power is not happiness. William Godwin good-and-evilevil Let us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education. William Godwin hasteeducationforget Everything that is usually understood by the term co-operation is, in some degree, an evil. William Godwin operationstermevil It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn. William Godwin juvenileimportancechildren What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name. William Godwin meritnamesdoe 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 atheismflowmen He that revels in a well-chosen library, has innumerable dishes, and all of admirable flavour. William Godwin libraryflavordishes
