Application Quotes - Page 2
The virtue of a human being is the application of his capacity to the general good.
William Godwin (1793). “An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice: And Its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness”, p.309
Victor Hugo (1862). “Saint Denis”, p.41
Joseph Epstein (1979). “Familiar territory: observations on American life”, Oxford University Press
someone was telling me that no more applications were being accepted for the position of God.
Jan Burke (2002). “Sweet Dreams, Irene: An Irene Kelly Novel”, p.147, Simon and Schuster
Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.
Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.68, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA
Nothing can be more puritanical in application than the virtues.
Muriel Spark (2011). “Curriculum Vitae: A Volume of Autobiography”, p.45, New Directions Publishing
Ludwig Wittgenstein, David Francis Pears, Brian McGuinness (2001). “Tractatus Logico-philosophicus”, p.16, Psychology Press
Lecture on "Electrical Units of Measurement" (3 May 1883) in "The Life of Lord Kelvin" by Silvanus Phillips Thompson, 1910.
Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.134, Simon and Schuster
General rules are dangerous of application in particular instances.
Charlotte Mary Yonge (1873). “The Pillars of the House, Or Under Wode, Under Rode”, p.268