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William Godwin Quotes
«Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.»
«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.»
«The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.»
«But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.»
«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.»
Author: William Godwin
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«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. . . .»
«I know many men who are misanthropes, and profess to look down with disdain on their species. My creed is of an opposite character. All that we observe that is best and most excellent in the intellectual world, is man: and it is easy to perceive in many cases, that the believer in mysteries does little more, than dress up his deity in the choicest of human attributes and qualifications. I have lived among, and I feel an ardent interest in and love for, my brethren of mankind. This sentiment, which I regard with complacency in my own breast, I would gladly cherish in others.»
Author: William Godwin
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«There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.»
Author: William Godwin