If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.
William GodwinOf Belief Human mathematics, so to speak, like the length of life, are subject to the doctrine of chances.
William GodwinThe subtleties of mathematics defecate the grossness of our apprehension, and supply the elements of a sounder and severer logic.
William GodwinIt is absurd to expect the inclinations and wishes of two human beings to coincide, through any long period of time. To oblige them to act and live together is to subject them to some inevitable potion of thwarting, bickering, and unhappiness.
William Godwin