The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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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...

Human improvement is from within outward.

Human improvement is from within outward.

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.

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 essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

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.

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...

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played, and loved, and ate,...

Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played, and loved, and ate,...

And therefore education at the University mostly worked by the age-old method of putting a...

And therefore education at the University mostly worked by the age-old method of putting a...

Admiration of the proletariat, like that of dams, power stations, and aeroplanes, is part of...

Admiration of the proletariat, like that of dams, power stations, and aeroplanes, is part of...

Bush gave an interview and he said people will vote for him because 'They've seen...

Bush gave an interview and he said people will vote for him because 'They've seen...