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Augustus Hare quotes

English Writer March 13, 1834 – January 22, 1903

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Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents; and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us? Augustus Hare
It is well for us that we are born babies in intellect. Could we understand half what mothers say and do to their infants, we should be filled with a conceit of our own importance, which would render us insupportable through life. Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare quote: "Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him..."
Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of it. Augustus Hare
It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of. Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare quote: "The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the..."
The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak. Augustus Hare
A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions. Augustus Hare
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, to prepare the world for his coming. Augustus Hare
Since the generality of persons act from impulse, much more than from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt to think them. Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare quote: "To Adam Paradise was home. To the good among his descendants..."
To Adam Paradise was home. To the good among his descendants home is paradise. Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare quote: "It is with flowers as with moral qualities; the bright are..."
It is with flowers as with moral qualities; the bright are sometimes poisonous; but, I believe, never the sweet. Augustus Hare
Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together. Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare quote: "The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light..."
The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it. Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare quote: "The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of..."
The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience. Augustus Hare
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities. Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare quote: "What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves!..."
What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud. Augustus Hare

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