A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

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

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

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

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

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

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

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

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

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

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

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes...

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes...

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

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

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

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

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

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.

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.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

Human improvement is from within outward.

Human improvement is from within outward.

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by...

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by...

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

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

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