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Effectual Quotes

Lines on what genuinely works in government and restraint

This collection gathers effectual quotes on what genuinely restrains excess, from personal labor to the structure of free government itself. For related lines, see our conscience quotes collection.

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

Quotes by Aesop

Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery.

Quotes by Adam Weishaupt

Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration to some special use, although this meaning is often present in Scripture, sometimes referring to outward and sometimes to inward or effectual separation.

Quotes by William Ames

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Abolition Quotes

The necessity of every one paying in his own labor for what he consumes, affords the only legitimate and effectual check to excessive luxury, which has so often ruined individuals, states and empires; and which has now brought almost universal...

Quotes by Josiah Warren

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

Quotes by John Adams

He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.

Quotes by Isaac Barrow

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

Quotes by Ida B. Wells

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it - but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which...

Quotes by George Washington

Book Quotes

I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.

Quotes by George Washington

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does effectual mean in the context of these quotes?
It describes something that genuinely works or restrains, whether that is a check on luxury, a form of government, or a form of discipline.
Is there a quote about self-sufficient labor?
Yes, one argues that everyone paying for what they consume through their own labor is the only truly effectual check on excessive luxury.
Does any quote discuss government structure?
Yes, one states that the essence of free government lies in an effectual control of competing rivalries.
Is discipline of children discussed?
Yes, one quote suggests that shame tends to correct a child's behavior more effectively than physical punishment does.
Where can I find more quotes on related themes?
Browse our conscience quotes collection for more on restraint and moral reasoning.

One quote weighs a child's shame against physical punishment, arguing the former can leave a deeper, more lasting impression. Also see our child quotes page.