What did William Godwin mean by: What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name. William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England Copy
We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William Godwin, Capacity, Performance, Self-confidence, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
+ He that loves reading has everything within his reach. Author, October 5, 2023January 2, 2025, William Godwin, Access, Fulfillment, Knowledge, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William Godwin, Indignation, Revolution, Tyranny, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
+ Books gratify and excite our curiosity in innumerable ways. Author, July 17, 2023January 2, 2025, William Godwin, Curiosity, Reading, Satisfaction, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William Godwin, Passion, Reason, Revolution, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
+ Justice is the sum of all moral duty. Author, August 5, 2023January 2, 2025, William Godwin, Duty, Justice, Morality, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William Godwin, Introspection, Philosophy, Wisdom, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where there is not imagination. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William Godwin, Imagination, Love, Passion, 0 William Godwin Philosopher and writer · England
Picasso said that everything is a miracle, that it’s a miracle that we don’t dissolve in our baths. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art made by the people for the people, as a joy to the maker and the user. William Morris Designer · England
Children have neither past nor future;they enjoy the present, which very few of us do. Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France