You may fetter my
You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will. Epictetus
Fetters
True, the movement for
True, the movement for woman’s rights has broken many old fetters, but it has also forged new ones. Emma Goldman
The philosophy of Atheism
The philosophy of Atheism has its root in the earth, in this life; its aim is the emancipation of the human race from all God-heads, be they Judaic, Christian, Mohammedan, Buddhistic, Brahmanistic, or what not. Mankind has been punished long and heavily for having created its gods, nothing but pain and persecution, have been man’s … Read more
Wealth: A cunning device
Wealth: A cunning device of Fate whereby men are made captive, and burdened with responsibilites from which only Death can file their fetters. Elbert Hubbard
What fetters the mind
What fetters the mind and benumbs the spirit is ever the dogged acceptance of absolutes. Edward Sapir
A warlike nation like
A warlike nation like the Germans, without either cities, letters, arts, or money, found some compensation for this savage state in the enjoyment of liberty. Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. Edward Gibbon
Their poverty secured their
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. Edward Gibbon
It is well to
It is well to fetter the wings of our fancy and restrain its flights. It is quite possible we may have formed entirely erroneous ideas of what we actually see. The greenish gray patches may not be seas at all, nor the ruddy continents, solid land. Neither may the obscuring patches be clouds of vapor. … Read more
It is well to
It is well to fetter the wings of our fancy and restrain its flights. Edward E. Barnard
Fondnesse it were for
Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee. Edmund Spenser