Generally Speaking

Famous quotes containing the words generally speaking, generally and/or speaking:

    “Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”
    —David Hume (1711–1776)

    “Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.”
    —William Cobbett (1762–1835)

    ““There comes Emerson first, whose rich words, every one,
    Are like gold nails in temples to hang trophies on,
    Whose prose is grand verse, while his verse, the Lord knows,
    Is some of it pr—No, ‘t is not even prose;
    I’m speaking of metres;”
    —James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)