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James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes

Wisdom may be the ultimate arbiter, but is seldom the immediate agent in human affairs Picture Quote #1
Originally consists in thinking for yourself, and not in thinking unlike other people Picture Quote #1
Originality consists in thinking for yourself, not in thinking differently from other people Picture Quote #1
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but the principle is exactly the same... The minority gives way not because it is convinced that it is wrong, but because it is convinced that it is a minority Picture Quote #1
Each must act as he thinks best; and if he is wrong, so much the worse for him. We stand on a mountain pass in the midst of whirling snow and blinding mist through which we get glimpses now and then of paths which may be deceptive. If we stand still we shall be frozen to death. If we take the wrong road we shall be dashed to pieces. We do not certainly know whether there is any right one. What must we do? Be strong and of a good courage. Act for the best, hope for the best, and take what comes... If death ends all, we cannot meet death better Picture Quote #1
Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts Picture Quote #1
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The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can Picture Quote #1
Not only are the varieties of morality innumerable, but some of them are conflicting with each other Picture Quote #1
Persuasion, indeed, is a kind of force. It consists in showing a person the consequences of his actions. It is, in a word, force applied through the mind Picture Quote #1
To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack Picture Quote #1
The criminal law stands to the passion of revenge in much the same relation as marriage to the sexual appetite Picture Quote #1
Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint Picture Quote #1
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Wisdom may be the ultimate arbiter, but is seldom the immediate agent in human affairs  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Originally consists in thinking for yourself, and not in thinking unlike other people  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Originality consists in thinking for yourself, not in thinking differently from other people  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but the principle is exactly the same... The minority gives way not because it is convinced that it is wrong, but because it is convinced that it is a minority  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Each must act as he thinks best; and if he is wrong, so much the worse for him. We stand on a mountain pass in the midst of whirling snow and blinding mist through which we get glimpses now and then of paths which may be deceptive. If we stand still we shall be frozen to death. If we take the wrong road we shall be dashed to pieces. We do not certainly know whether there is any right one. What must we do? Be strong and of a good courage. Act for the best, hope for the best, and take what comes... If death ends all, we cannot meet death better  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Not only are the varieties of morality innumerable, but some of them are conflicting with each other  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Persuasion, indeed, is a kind of force. It consists in showing a person the consequences of his actions. It is, in a word, force applied through the mind  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) The criminal law stands to the passion of revenge in much the same relation as marriage to the sexual appetite  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes) Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint  (James Fitzjames Stephen Quotes)