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

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

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

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 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.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

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

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

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...

Human improvement is from within outward.

Human improvement is from within outward.

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.

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...

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off...

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off...

For mortals vanished from the day's sweet light I shed no tear; rather I mourn...

For mortals vanished from the day's sweet light I shed no tear; rather I mourn...

If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten...

If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten...