Quotes by James A. Froude

James A. Froude

James A. Froude

British Historian

Lived from: 1818 - 1894

Category: History and sociology Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

  • The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.
  • Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them.
  • The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.

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  • A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.
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  • Fear is the parent of cruelty.
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  • As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
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  • Human improvement is from within outward.
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  • In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.
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  • No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
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  • Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them.
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  • Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.
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  • Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive.
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  • Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.
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  • The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.
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  • The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.
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  • The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.
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  • The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
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  • The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.
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  • To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
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  • We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.
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  • 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.
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What are the most famous quotes from James A. Froude?

The two most famous quotes from James A. Froude are:

  • "A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with."
  • "Fear is the parent of cruelty."

When did James A. Froude live?

James A. Froude was born in 1818 and died in the year 1894.