My thoughts will be taken up with the future or the past, with what is to come or what has been. Of the present there is necessarily no image.
Quote by William Godwin about present, past, future
Quotes by William Godwin, page 2
42 quotes by William Godwin
William Godwin - english Writer
Life period: 1756-1836
One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings inhabiting this globe of earth, consists in the gift of reason.
Quote by William Godwin about gifts, earth, reason, man
Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.
Quote by William Godwin about perseverance, influence, principle
Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.
Quote by William Godwin about revolution
Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.
Quote by William Godwin about reason
Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity.
Quote by William Godwin about activity, real estate
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.
Quote by William Godwin about humanity, justice, happiness, good, good luck, love
The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself.
Quote by William Godwin about reason, love
The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation.
Quote by William Godwin about meditation, things
The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.
Quote by William Godwin about affection, parents, children, human imperfections, love
The lessons of their early youth regulated the conduct of their riper years.
Quote by William Godwin about conduct, youth
The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.
Quote by William Godwin about philosophy, man
The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to think for himself.
Quote by William Godwin about teaching, error, man
The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men.
Quote by William Godwin about rightness, man, real estate
There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where there is not imagination.
Quote by William Godwin about consequences, imagination, love
There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.
Quote by William Godwin about human imperfections
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.
Quote by William Godwin about imagination, things
They held it their duty to live but for their country.
Quote by William Godwin about prison, duty, country
We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.
Quote by William Godwin about power
