Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

Quote by James Anthony Froude

Topics: Death Quotes

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...

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

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.

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 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...

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.

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 essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

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 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.

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

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