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G. M. Trevelyan quotes

English Historian February 16, 1876 – July 21, 1962

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G. M. Trevelyan quote: "Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real..."
Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "The best job goes to the person who can get it done without..."
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "One half who graduate from college never read another book."
One half who graduate from college never read another book. G. M. Trevelyan
Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "Enlarged sympathy with children was one of the chief..."
Enlarged sympathy with children was one of the chief contributions made by the Victorian English to real civilization. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "Education... has produced a vast population able to read but..."
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a..."
Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for..."
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "We are the children of the earth and removed from her our..."
We are the children of the earth and removed from her our spirit withers. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it..."
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket..."
If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "A little man often cast a long shadow."
A little man often cast a long shadow. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "I have two doctors, my left leg and my right."
I have two doctors, my left leg and my right. G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan quote: "Village cricket spread fast through the land."
Village cricket spread fast through the land. G. M. Trevelyan

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