Logo
Quote by James Bryce
There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which per

There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce

Other quotes by James Bryce

Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

Category:
Mistakes
Author
James Bryce
Read Quote

Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existance. – James Bryce

Category:
Medicine
Author
James Bryce
Read Quote

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. – James Bryce

Category:
Books
Author
James Bryce
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Sin
category

True Civilization does not lie in gas, nor in steam, nor in turn-tables. It lies in the reduction of the traces of original sin. – Charles Baudelaire

Category:
Sin

Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive. – Frank Moore Colby

Category:
Sin

He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone. – Bible

Category:
Sin

But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out. Numbers 32:23 – Bible

Category:
Sin

Random Quotes

The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. – Stella Adler

Category:
Truth

I mean, the most important thing to me is imagination. – Rob Walton

Category:
Imagination

Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon — the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it. – Lord Byron

Category:
Excuses

Like when I host a party. I hope my guests get along. But if not, how interesting! – Andy Cohen

Category:
Hope