At present it is not, however, an active, but a passive force; a moral Vis inertiae.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
The Vis inertiae of the agricultural class was beyond the limit of language to describe.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
We have a phrase which has come down to us from the ancient Latins, "Vis medicatrix naturae," which means the healing power of nature.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair