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

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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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.

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.

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.

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...

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

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...

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...

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is proof of a low born soul.

Fear is proof of a low born soul.

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith.

Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith.