7 Quotes & Sayings By James Anthony Froude

James Anthony Froude was an English historian, essayist, novelist, and critic who is best known for his historical novels (such as St. Leon and St. Patrick) or for his writings on literary criticism (including "On the Study of Literature" and "The Study of Literature"). He was born in London on December 22, 1818, and died there on October 21, 1900.

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We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary as the shadows fall, or as the point of vision alters. James Anthony Froude
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Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive. James Anthony Froude
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Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side. James Anthony Froude
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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. James Anthony Froude
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A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with. James Anthony Froude
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The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society. James Anthony Froude