"Light, when suddenly let in, dazzles and hurts……" — Augustus William Hare
"Light, when suddenly let in, dazzles and hurts and almost blinds us: but this soon passes away, and it seems to become the only element we can exist in."
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67 Quotes by Augustus William Hare
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- The praises of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to…
- In science its main worth is temporary, as a stepping-stone to something beyond. Even [Newton's] Principia ... is truly but…
- Seeking is not always the way to find.
- In the moment of our creation we receive the stamp of our individuality; and much of life is spent in…
- Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody.
- I bid you conquer in your warfare against your four great enemies, the world, the devil, the flesh, and above…
- We like slipping, but not falling; our real anxiety is to be tempted enough.
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