Froude, James A. quotes
1818-1894 British HistorianThe essence of greatness is neglect of the self.
Froude, James A.
Greatness
The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.
Froude, James A.
History and Historians
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.
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Humankind
The secret of a person s nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.
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Humankind
Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them.
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Law and Lawyers
We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.
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Loneliness
A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.
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Reason
The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.
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Morality
Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.
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Philosophers and Philosophy
Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.
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Strength
In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.
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Sacrifice
Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive.
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Science and Scientists
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
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Character
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
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Belief
No person is ever good for much, that hasn t been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
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Enthusiasm
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
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Ability
Human improvement is from within outward.
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Character
To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
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Will and Will Power