Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Quote by James Anthony Froude

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

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...

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

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

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Human improvement is from within outward.

Human improvement is from within outward.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.