"The praises of others may be of use……" — Augustus William Hare
"The praises of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to be."
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67 Quotes by Augustus William Hare
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The cross was two pieces of dead wood; and a helpless, unresisting Man was nailed to it; yet it was…
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Life is the hyphen between matter and spirit.
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The feeling is often the deeper truth, the opinion the more superficial one.
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I was surprised just now at seeing a cobweb around a knocker; for it was not on the door of…
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In science its main worth is temporary, as a stepping-stone to something beyond. Even [Newton's] Principia ... is truly but…
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Seeking is not always the way to find.
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In the moment of our creation we receive the stamp of our individuality; and much of life is spent in…
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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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I bid you conquer in your warfare against your four great enemies, the world, the devil, the flesh, and above…
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We like slipping, but not falling; our real anxiety is to be tempted enough.
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If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to…
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Just, harmonious, temperate as is the spirit of liberty, there is in the name and mere notion of it a…
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people,…
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the…
— Saint Augustine
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Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by…
— Saint Augustine
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I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but…
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We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a…
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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being…
— Jane Austen
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To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.
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