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 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.

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.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

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

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.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

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 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.

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...

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...

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 essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

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 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.

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...

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...

Guys die down here on a regular basis-that's the reality. They die here for a...

Guys die down here on a regular basis-that's the reality. They die here for a...

You should have died when I killed you.

You should have died when I killed you.

I think we ought to let him hang there, let him twist slowly, slowly in...

I think we ought to let him hang there, let him twist slowly, slowly in...

Many of our troubles in the world today arise from an over-emphasis of the masculine,...

Many of our troubles in the world today arise from an over-emphasis of the masculine,...