The generality of men, however, have not more elevated notions of the divinity, have not analyzed him more than the savage.
The priests unceasingly repeat that it is pride, vanity, the desire of distinguishing himself from the generality of mankind, that determines man to incredulity.
Indeed, if things were coolly contemplated, it would be obvious that these theories are not formed for the generality of mankind, who for the most part are utterly incompetent to comprehend the aerial subtilities upon which they rest.
Indeed, what is virtue, in the eyes of the generality of theologians?
Political freedom as a glittering generality is a thing of no reality.
A bodily organ can no more exist outside of the body than any particular knowledge can exist outside of the generality of all sciences.
The object of reason is that which is general, but it is the generality of some concrete object.
What abstract thing, being, existence, generality is there that is not manifold in its sense manifestations, and individually different from all other things?
The only thing which exceeds those interests is the material power of the generality over the individuality.
In other words, the truth exists, not only in the general existence, but every concrete existence has also its own distinct generality or truth.
Assume competition to be their exclusive regulator, and principles of broad generality and scientific precision may be laid down, according to which they will be regulated.
But, before leaving the subject, I should like to make one further statement of greater generality than any which I have hitherto advanced.
When we do this, the fact of next greatest generality which we find is as follows.
There remains one other fact of high generality to which prominent attention should be drawn from the present, or merely antecedent, point of view.
But the generalityof writers place this epoch on Friday, the 16th of July, A.
She was better educated, far more intelligent than the generality of her countrywomen, and with all the graceful, winning ways, peculiar to Creoles.
About half a score of days, out of the two months during which the fair is held, are all that may have attraction for the generality of strangers.
They would doubtless be congenial with the generality of female minds.
Whereas vast Improvements might be made thereof; for thegenerality of Virginia is a Sandy Land with a shallow Soil.
The generality of the inhabitants of Lock's Fields are in a state of barbarian ignorance.
Our readers are probably aware that the generality of hackney-coaches have, or rather had (for they are nearly extinct at the present day) a little window behind, covered with a sort of flap made of the same material as the lining.
Your lordship judges by the fact that the scoundrel who stopped my niece near Hounslow wore a black mask," said the baronet; "but the generality of robbers on the high roads adopt that mode of disguise.
Certainly—if you can rise superior to a prejudice which influences the generalityof the world," said the physician, thrown off his guard by Lord Ellingham's last observation.
This indeed is not all that is meant by self-denial; but before proceeding with the subject, I would ask whether the generality of mankind go as far as this: it is plain that they do not.
However, that is not the system of the generality of women, but it is mine.
And should I, as the generality of men do, be overcome by an accident?
Meurice the unknown factors, though existing, are reduced to a sort of minimum, and the psychological analysis is perhaps less difficult than in the generality of cases.
Burke said, "What is the education of the generality of the world?
It is good sense applied with diligence to what was at first a mere accident, and which by great application grew to be called by the generality of mankind a particular genius.
Lord Shelburne said: 'Like the generality of Scotch, Lord Mansfield had no regard to truth whatever.
Without these subordinate good Qualities of Acasto, a Man of Wit and Learning would be painful to the Generality of Mankind, instead of being pleasing.
I believe I may venture to affirm, that the generality of Boys would find themselves more advantaged by this Custom, when they come to be Men, than by all the Greek and Latin their Masters can teach them in seven or eight Years.
The generality of readers pause not to reflect on the truth and beauty of the sentiments to be found in novels.
The ambition of surpassing all competitors in their studies operates so powerfully on the generality of the élèves, that the masters frequently find it more necessary to moderate, than to urge the ardour of the pupils.
It is not the horror of guilt, but the dread of its exposure, that operates on the generality of minds; and this is not always sufficient to deter from sin.
The Indians are wholly despised; scarcely looked on as beings of the same race, by the generality of the colonists.
Pardon me, Segnora; You are misinformed if you suppose the Duke of Medina to resemble the generality of Men.
Fear not the little jealousy which taints the generality of Women: My soul disdains so despicable a passion.
The name of the "Admirable Crichton" was suddenly started as a splendid example of waste talents, so different from the generality of his countrymen.
The easiest part of reason is dulness; the generality of the world are therefore concerned in discouraging any example of unnecessary brilliancy that might tend to show that the two things do not always go together.
None but good society were admitted to these subscription balls; the first that we attended was not crowded, however, the generality of the ladies present were very pretty, and had a very genteel French air.
The generality of the houses are new, built of brick two stories high; some are of rough stone, and others of wood and clay in the Spanish taste, resembling the old houses in New Orleans.
The generality of people here are either Methodists or Baptists.
Like the generality of these bridges, it is divided into two parts lengthwise, in order that wagons may not meet each other.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "generality" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
