Author: James Anthony Froude

Quotes

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

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.

- 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

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

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

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

- 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

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

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