“Every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. They bring the judgment of heaven on a Country. As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes & effects providence punishes national sins, by national calamities.” WorldCountryNextHeavenNationsCausesBornSinEffectsMastersJudgmentSlaveChainsInevitableTyrantsProvidenceCan NotPettyCalamityPetty Tyrants Author:George Mason
“The Wild Hunt is known in all Celtic countries; it is a huntsman with a pack of hounds who is seen or heard to rush through the country. Those who see him are doomed to die. The writer heard the Wild Hunt quite distinctly one night in Wales several years ago, but has not suffered any ill effects from it as yet.” YearsCountryNightDiesKnownHeardEffectsYears AgoIllPacksDoomedHuntsOne NightWalesCelticHounds Author:Robertson Davies
“The political controversy surrounding this Boston's Big Dig could have the effect of throwing cold water on any plans for farsighted infrastructure development around the country.” CountryBigsPoliticalWaterPlansEffectsColdDevelopmentThrowingControversyInfrastructureBostonCold Water Author:Andrew Natsios
“The mere animal pleasure of travelling in a wild unexplored country is also great. The effect of travel on a man whose heart is in the right place is that the mind is made more self-reliant: it becomes more confident of its own resources, there is greater presence of mind.” MenMindHeartMadeSelfCountryPleasureAnimalGreaterEffectsResourcesMereRight PlaceUnexploredSelf ReliantPresence Of Mind Book:The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Source: The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868