Author: James Anthony Froude

Quotes

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.

- 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

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

We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.

We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.

- James Anthony Froude

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

- James Anthony Froude

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.

- 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

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

- James Anthony Froude

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