« All His Quotes · Augustus Hare's Page
His Quotes by Augustus Hare
- A man prone to suspect evil is mostly looking in his neighbor for what he sees in himself.
- What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.
- A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them.
- To Adam Paradise was home. To the good among his descendants home is paradise.
- Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him,…
More His Quotes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold
- I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each… — Antonin Artaud