God is Love-I dare say. But what a mischievous devil Love is!

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

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Nature of God

Author

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

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Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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Citation

Samuel Butler. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler, edited by Henry Festing Jones. A. C. Fifield, 1912, ch. 14.

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Of all sexual aberrations perhaps the most curious is chastity.

Remy de Gourmont

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Topic
Chastity

Author

Remy de Gourmont
Source
The Natural Philosophy of Love
Language
French
Time
1903 1900s 20th century
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Citation

De Gourmont, Remy. Physique de l'Amor: Essai Sur l'Instinct Sexuel [Physics of Love - Essay on Sexual Instinct]. Mercure de France, 1903, ch. 18.

Another quote about Nature of God

I will call no being good, who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow-creatures; and if such a being can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go.

John Stuart Mill

Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy

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Topic
Goodness of God Nature of God God

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John Stuart Mill
Source
Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical writing
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1865, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. An Examination of Sir. William Hamilton's Philosophy. Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, edited by John M. Robson. Vol. 9, Routledge, 2009, ch. 7.