Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
There is a melancholy which accompanies all enthusiasm.Collection: Enthusiasm
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation with casuists.Collection: Men
Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.Collection: Sage
How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in reasoning, and are so afraid to stand the test of ridicule? - Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of ShaftesburyCollection: Coward