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

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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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...

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 essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...