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Lord Acton Quotes

Lord Acton quotes

British Historian January 10, 1834 – June 19, 1902

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Lord Acton quote: "To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction..."
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another,..."
There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never..."
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the..."
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "Judge talent at its best but character at its worst."
Judge talent at its best but character at its worst. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we..."
If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the..."
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the..."
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do..."
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times. Lord Acton
Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. Lord Acton
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "The long term versus the short term argument is one used by..."
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of..."
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul. Lord Acton
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "Learn as much by writing as by reading."
Learn as much by writing as by reading. Lord Acton

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