You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
James Anthony Froude
Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.
James Anthony Froude
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.
James Anthony Froude
A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.
James Anthony Froude
Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.
James Anthony Froude
Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive.
James Anthony Froude
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
James Anthony Froude
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
James Anthony Froude
The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.
James Anthony Froude
Human improvement is from within outward.