Of Belief Human mathematics, so to speak, like the length of life, are subject to the doctrine of chances.
William GodwinPerseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.
William GodwinSelf-respect to be nourished in the mind of the pupil, is one of the most valuable results of a well conducted education.
William GodwinLiterature, taken in all its bearings, forms the grand line of demarcation between the human and the animal kingdoms.
William GodwinThe philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.
William GodwinI shall attempt to prove two things: first, that the actions and dispositions of mankind are the offspring of circumstances and events, and not of any original determination that they bring into the world; and, secondly, that the great stream of our voluntary actions essentially depends, not upon the direct and immediate impulses of sense, but upon the decisions of the understanding.
William Godwin