Quotes About General

Theology, as it proves the existence of a Diety, and the immortality of souls, is composed partly of reasonings concerting particular partly concerning general fact. It has foundation in reason, so far as it is supported be experience . But it's best and most solid foundation is faith and divine revelation.

A very material question has been started concerning ABSTRACT or GENERAL ideas, WHETHER THEY BE GENERAL OR PARTICULAR IN THE MIND'S CONCEPTION OF THEM. A great philosopher [Dr. Berkeley.] has disputed the received opinion in this particular, and has asserted, that all general ideas are nothing but particular ones, annexed to a certain term, which gives them a more extensive signification, and makes them recall upon occasion other individuals, which are similar to them.

In general, motorcyclists and motorcycle dealerships don't understand how to manage the risks of riding, so it's more comfortable to avoid the topic. Since

Elias nodded. "You begin to understand the theory of probability," he said. "From the general necessity of the existence of victims, you will find the particular of the villain.

But if I have once overcome my heart, and am contented through the grace of God in my heart, then this makes me content not only in one particular but in general, whatever befalls me.

God is not in the vastness of greatness. He is hid in the vastness of smallness . He is not in the general. He is in the particular.

God is less careful than General Motors, for He floods the world with factory rejects.

I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time that did not receive their share of consideration by General Lee.

He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.

What's good for America better damn well be good for General Motors.

I thought the function of the government was to promote the general welfare, not to provide it.

As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their best efforts to allay them.

For me, liberals are people who seek to use government to promote the general welfare.

The error is in the assumption that the General Government is a party to the constitutional compact. The States ... formed the compact, acting as sovereign and independent communities.

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and progress some general human purpose finds in him a satisfactory embodiment.

All really great pictures exhibit the general habits of nature, manifested in some peculiar, rare, and beautiful way.

The pursuit of individual happiness within those limits prescribed by social conditions, is the first requisite to the attainment of the greatest general happiness.

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.

I believe we can incentivize more affordable health care in general by better regulating insurance and creating meaningful competition for health care services.

No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.

The revenge of history is more powerful than the revenge of the most powerful General Secretary.

Congress can grant a waiver [for General James Mattis ] and has done that once in history.

My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding general laws out of large collections of facts.

I speak what appears to me the general opinion; and where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.