The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

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.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

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...

Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst...

Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst...

I wanna talk to the black men in here, you know what I mean? Black...

I wanna talk to the black men in here, you know what I mean? Black...

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.

Women's hands, heavy with diamonds, stirred coffee in tiny cups or alighted playfully on a...

Women's hands, heavy with diamonds, stirred coffee in tiny cups or alighted playfully on a...