Author: James Anthony Froude

Quotes

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

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

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

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

- 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

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

- 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

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

- James Anthony Froude

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

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