#pros

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good. ↗

— John Locke

#dread #evil #forcible #good #human

Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much to rules as to their ears. ↗

— F. L. Lucas

#both #ears #english #few #matters

All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed. ↗

— Norman MacCaig

#authors #behind #books #course #enjoyed

The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#clashes #demands #does #his #likewise

America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts. ↗

— James Madison

#agriculture #america #arts #encouraged #had

Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect. ↗

— James Madison

#enterprise #every #expanded #mind #noble

Ronald Reagan's vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt our military and reinvigorated our confidence in ourselves. ↗

— David Vitter

#confidence #defense #government #led #less

The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and physiology was prosecuted before observation had taken the place of assumption. ↗

— Henry James Sumner Maine

#before #had #inquiries #inquiry #jurist

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer and their health in general. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#aware #awareness #cancer #feel #formed

In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#been #competitive #dozen #given #house