"Leaves are light, and useless, and idle, and……" — Augustus William Hare
"Leaves are light, and useless, and idle, and wavering, and changeable; they even dance; and yet God in his wisdom has made them a part of oaks. And in so doing he has given us a lesson, not to deny the stout-heartedness within because we see the lightsomeness without."
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Augustus William Hare
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67 Quotes by Augustus William Hare
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Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody.
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We like slipping, but not falling; our real anxiety is to be tempted enough.
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