Quotes by John Morley

John Morley

John Morley

British journalist, statesman

Lived from: 1838 - 1923

Category: Politics | Media Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 24 december 1838 Died: 23 september 1923

  • Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.
  • They are the guiding oracles which man has found out for himself in that great business of ours, of learning how to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.
  • Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books.
  • He who hates vice hates men.
  • It is not enough to do good; one must do it in a good way.
  • The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without and to depart.
  • Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
  • They act as if they supposed that to be very sanguine about the general improvement of mankind is a virtue that relieves them from taking trouble about any improvement in particular.
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  • Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.
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  • A proverb is good sense brought to a point.
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  • Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law.
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  • He who hates vice hates men.
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  • In politics the choice is constantly between two evils.
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  • It is not enough to do good; one must do it in a good way.
    On Compromise p. 58
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  • Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
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  • Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self-denial that goes into the acquisition of it.
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  • Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books.
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  • Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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  • The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.
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  • The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without and to depart.
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  • They act as if they supposed that to be very sanguine about the general improvement of mankind is a virtue that relieves them from taking trouble about any improvement in particular.
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  • They are the guiding oracles which man has found out for himself in that great business of ours, of learning how to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.
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  • You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.
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  • You will find most books worth reading are worth reading twice.
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What are the most famous quotes from John Morley?

The two most famous quotes from John Morley are:

  • "Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way."
  • "A proverb is good sense brought to a point."

When did John Morley live?

John Morley was born in 1838 and died in the year 1923.