No person is ever good for much, that ha... by James Anthony Froude | We Heart Quotes

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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.

- James Anthony Froude

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Nature World

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

- James Anthony Froude

Age

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

- James Anthony Froude

Virtue

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

- James Anthony Froude

Sacrifice Duty

In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.

- James Anthony Froude

Doubt

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

- James Anthony Froude

Time

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

- James Anthony Froude

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