Author: James Anthony Froude

Quotes

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.

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.

- James Anthony Froude

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

- James Anthony Froude

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

- James Anthony Froude

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

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

- James Anthony Froude

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

- James Anthony Froude

In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.

In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.

- James Anthony Froude

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

- James Anthony Froude

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

- James Anthony Froude

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

- James Anthony Froude

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