Author: James Anthony Froude

Quotes

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

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

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

- 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

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

- 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

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

- 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

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

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