Generally

Famous quotes containing the word generally:

“It will be generally admitted that Beethoven’s Fifth is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)

“The inhabitants of St. John’s and vicinity are described by an English traveler as “singularly unprepossessing,” and before completing his period he adds, “besides, they are generally very much disaffected to the British crown.” I suspect that that “besides” should have been a “because.””
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)