7 Quotes & Sayings By James Froude

James Froude was born in Bristol, England. He was educated at Cambridge University and became a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. He was for many years lecturing on art history at the British Museum. His historical works include The History of the English in the Eighteenth Century (1877), The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte (1880), The Life of Nelson (1886), The Life of William Pitt the Younger (1893), and The History of England in the Nineteenth Century (1908) Read more

His novels include A Walk to Paradise, A Vision of Judgment, and The Age of King Alfred.

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As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities. James Froude
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Human improvement is from within outward. James Froude
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Men are made by nature unequal. It is vain therefore to treat them as if they were equal. James Froude
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Philosophy goes no further than probabilities and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve. James Froude
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Of all the evil spirits abroad at this hour in the world insincerity is the most dangerous. James Froude
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We enter the world alone we leave it alone. James Froude