Body Lawfully Begotten

Famous quotes containing the words body, lawfully and/or begotten:

    I know that I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

    Our passional nature not only lawfully may, but must, decide an option between propositions, whenever it is a genuine option that cannot by its nature be decided on intellectual grounds; for to say, under such circumstances, “Do not decide, but leave the question open,” is itself a passional decision—just like deciding yes or no—and is attended with the same risk of losing the truth.
    William James (1842–1910)

    My love is of a birth as rare
    As ‘tis for object strange and high:
    It was begotten by Despair
    Upon Impossibility.
    Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)