Multitudes of words are neither an argument of clear ideas in the writer, nor a proper means of conveying clear notions to the reader.
Adam ClarkeWhether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained.
Adam ClarkeThe Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful to one another.
Adam ClarkeThere is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause.
Adam Clarke