I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong to leave any district without setting foot on its highest peak. — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
Why, when no honest man will deny in private that every ultimate problem is wrapped in the profoundest mystery, do honest men proclaim in pulpits that unhesitating certainty is the duty of the most foolish and ignorant? Is it not… — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
“The Agnostic is one who asserts 'what no one denies' that there are limits to the sphere of human intelligence.” — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
God is angry with man. Unless we believe and repent we shall all be damned. It is impossible, indeed, for its advocates even to… — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
Philistine - a word which I understand properly to denote indifference to the higher intellectual interests. The word may also be defined, however, as… — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
“No poetry lives which reflects only the cheerful emotions. Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought. We can bring harmony out… — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
He who sees only what is before his eyes sees the worst part of every view. — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
When I ceased to accept the teaching of my youth, it was not so much a process of giving up beliefs, as of discovering… — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
A good talker, even more than a good orator, implies a good audience. — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
The wilderness provides an environment for a child's inner life to develop because it requires him to be constantly aware of his surroundings. — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
Walking is the natural recreation for a man who desires not absolutely to suppress his intellect but to turn it out to play for… — Leslie Stephen Copy Share Image
