Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist of creating out of void, but out of chaos

Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have...

And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have...

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt...

But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt...

Elegance is inferior to virtue.

Elegance is inferior to virtue.

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

A king is always a king - and a woman always a woman: his authority...

A king is always a king - and a woman always a woman: his authority...

We are tomorrow's past.

We are tomorrow's past.

A slavish bondage to parents cramps every faculty of the mind.

A slavish bondage to parents cramps every faculty of the mind.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins

Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles...

Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles...

Charity consists not so much on HOW MUCH WE GIVE to the person but on...

Charity consists not so much on HOW MUCH WE GIVE to the person but on...

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is...

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is...

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is...

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being,...

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being,...

If not us, who? If not now, when?

If not us, who? If not now, when?

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.