Every step forward toward an idea that comprehends, that explains, that unites what was isolated and therefore puzzling, generalizes.
"How We Think"
John Dewey
He generalizes upon them from the example of this lamentable adjunct of his fortunes, and seems to have got the worst of it in the contest with her, which is like the issue in reality, in the polite world.
"The Short Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
This view of the matter, which we believe the established truths of Physiology and Psychology unite in indicating, and which is the view that generalizes the phenomena of habit, of national characteristics, of civilization in its moral aspects, at the same time that it gives us a conception of emotion in its origin and ultimate nature, may be illustrated from the mental modifications undergone by animals.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer