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 GodwinMy mind was bursting with depression and anguish. I muttered imprecations and murmuring as I passed along. I was full of loathing and abhorrence of life, and all that life carries in its train.
William GodwinIn cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question.
William GodwinNo man must encroach upon my province, nor I upon his. He may advise me, moderately and without pertinaciousness, but he must not expect to dictate to me. He may censure me freely and without reserve; but he should remember that I am to act by my deliberation and not his. I ought to exercise my talents for the benefit of others; but that exercise must be the fruit of my own conviction; no man must attempt to press me into the service.
William Godwin