No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

Human improvement is from within outward.

Human improvement is from within outward.

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...

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...

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 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.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

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

People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food.

People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food.

Don't start living tomorrow, tomorrow never arrives. Start working on your dreams and ambitions today.

Don't start living tomorrow, tomorrow never arrives. Start working on your dreams and ambitions today.

I'm an average girl, and sometimes I wish I could be more than that: to...

I'm an average girl, and sometimes I wish I could be more than that: to...