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James Anthony Froude Quotes

Truth only smells sweet forever, and illusions, however innocent, are deadly as the canker worm Picture Quote #1

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one Picture Quote #1

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies Picture Quote #1

How true it is that arguments have only power over us while the temper is disposed to listen to them! Picture Quote #1

Our human laws are but the copies, more or less imperfect, of the eternal laws, so far as we can read them Picture Quote #1

Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them Picture Quote #1

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It is ill changing the creed to meet each rising temptation. The soul is truer than it seems, and refuses to be trifled with Picture Quote #1

Scepticism, like wisdom, springs out in full panoply only from the brain of a God, and it is little profit to see an idea in its growth, unless we track its seed to the power which sowed it Picture Quote #1

Charity is from person to person; and it loses half, far more than half, its moral value when the giver is not brought into personal relation with those to whom he gives Picture Quote #1

The trials of life will not wait for us. They come at their own time, not caring much to inquire how ready we may be to meet them Picture Quote #1

Woe to the unlucky man who as a child is taught, even as a portion of his creed, what his grown reason must forswear Picture Quote #1

Fling away your soul once for all, your own small self; if you will find it again. Count not even on immortality Picture Quote #1

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Just laws are no restraint upon the freedom of the good, for the good man desires nothing which a just law will interfere with Picture Quote #1

The secret of a man’s nature lies in his religion, in what he really believes about this world and his own place in it Picture Quote #1

Morality rests upon a sense of obligation; and obligation has no meaning except as implying a divine command, without which it would cease to be Picture Quote #1

The moral system of the universe is like a document written in alternate ciphers, which change from line to line Picture Quote #1

Of all the evil spirits abroad at his hour in the world, insincerity is the most dangerous Picture Quote #1

A single seed of fact will produce in a season or two a harvest of calumnies; but sensible men will pay no attention to them Picture Quote #1

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The best that we can do for one another is to exchange our thoughts freely; and that, after all, is about all Picture Quote #1

We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary as the shadows fall, or as the point of vision alters Picture Quote #1

Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion Picture Quote #1

Every one of us, whatever our speculative opinions, knows better than he practices, and recognizes a better law than he obeys Picture Quote #1

The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower Picture Quote #1

There is always a part of our being into which those who are dearer to us far than our own lives are yet unable to enter Picture Quote #1

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I think there is a spiritual scent in us which feels mischief coming, as they say birds scent storms Picture Quote #1

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive Picture Quote #1

I have nothing but myself to write about, no facts, no theories, no opinions, no adventures, no sentiments, nothing but my own poor barren individualism, of considerable interest to me, but I do not know why I should presume it will be so to you. Egotism is not tiresome, or it ought not to be, if one is sincere about oneself; but it is so hard to be sincere. Well, never mind, I mean to be, and you know me well enough to see through me when I am humbugging Picture Quote #1

To be enthusiastic about doing much with human nature is a foolish business indeed; and, throwing himself into his work as he was doing, and expecting so much from it, would not the tide ebb as strongly as it was flowing? It is a rash game this setting our hearts on any future beyond what we have our own selves control over. Things do not walk as we settle with ourselves they ought to walk, and to hope is almost the correlative of to be disappointed Picture Quote #1

It may be from some moral obliquity in myself, or from some strange disease; but for me, and I should think too for every human being in whose breast a human heart is beating, to know that one single creature is in that dreadful place would make a hell of heaven itself. And they have hearts in heaven, for they love there Picture Quote #1

What is right or duty without power? To tell a man it is his duty to submit his judgment to the judgment of the church, is like telling a wife it is her duty to love her husband a thing easy to say, but meaning simply nothing. Affection must be won, not commanded Picture Quote #1

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Truth only smells sweet forever, and illusions, however innocent, are deadly as the canker worm (James Anthony Froude Quotes) You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one (James Anthony Froude Quotes) The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies (James Anthony Froude Quotes) How true it is that arguments have only power over us while the temper is disposed to listen to them! (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Our human laws are but the copies, more or less imperfect, of the eternal laws, so far as we can read them (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them (James Anthony Froude Quotes) It is ill changing the creed to meet each rising temptation. The soul is truer than it seems, and refuses to be trifled with (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Scepticism, like wisdom, springs out in full panoply only from the brain of a God, and it is little profit to see an idea in its growth, unless we track its seed to the power which sowed it (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Charity is from person to person; and it loses half, far more than half, its moral value when the giver is not brought into personal relation with those to whom he gives (James Anthony Froude Quotes) The trials of life will not wait for us. They come at their own time, not caring much to inquire how ready we may be to meet them (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Woe to the unlucky man who as a child is taught, even as a portion of his creed, what his grown reason must forswear (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Fling away your soul once for all, your own small self; if you will find it again. Count not even on immortality (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Just laws are no restraint upon the freedom of the good, for the good man desires nothing which a just law will interfere with (James Anthony Froude Quotes) The secret of a man’s nature lies in his religion, in what he really believes about this world and his own place in it (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Morality rests upon a sense of obligation; and obligation has no meaning except as implying a divine command, without which it would cease to be (James Anthony Froude Quotes) The moral system of the universe is like a document written in alternate ciphers, which change from line to line (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Of all the evil spirits abroad at his hour in the world, insincerity is the most dangerous (James Anthony Froude Quotes) A single seed of fact will produce in a season or two a harvest of calumnies; but sensible men will pay no attention to them (James Anthony Froude Quotes) The best that we can do for one another is to exchange our thoughts freely; and that, after all, is about all (James Anthony Froude Quotes) We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary as the shadows fall, or as the point of vision alters (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Every one of us, whatever our speculative opinions, knows better than he practices, and recognizes a better law than he obeys (James Anthony Froude Quotes) The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower (James Anthony Froude Quotes) There is always a part of our being into which those who are dearer to us far than our own lives are yet unable to enter (James Anthony Froude Quotes) I think there is a spiritual scent in us which feels mischief coming, as they say birds scent storms (James Anthony Froude Quotes) Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive (James Anthony Froude Quotes) I have nothing but myself to write about, no facts, no theories, no opinions, no adventures, no sentiments, nothing but my own poor barren individualism, of considerable interest to me, but I do not know why I should presume it will be so to you. Egotism is not tiresome, or it ought not to be, if one is sincere about oneself; but it is so hard to be sincere. Well, never mind, I mean to be, and you know me well enough to see through me when I am humbugging (James Anthony Froude Quotes) To be enthusiastic about doing much with human nature is a foolish business indeed; and, throwing himself into his work as he was doing, and expecting so much from it, would not the tide ebb as strongly as it was flowing? It is a rash game this setting our hearts on any future beyond what we have our own selves control over. Things do not walk as we settle with ourselves they ought to walk, and to hope is almost the correlative of to be disappointed (James Anthony Froude Quotes) It may be from some moral obliquity in myself, or from some strange disease; but for me, and I should think too for every human being in whose breast a human heart is beating, to know that one single creature is in that dreadful place would make a hell of heaven itself. And they have hearts in heaven, for they love there (James Anthony Froude Quotes) What is right or duty without power? To tell a man it is his duty to submit his judgment to the judgment of the church, is like telling a wife it is her duty to love her husband a thing easy to say, but meaning simply nothing. Affection must be won, not commanded (James Anthony Froude Quotes)

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