Ennui is the desire of activity without the fit means of gratifying the desire. George Bancroft More Quotes by George Bancroft More Quotes From George Bancroft Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. George Bancroft patriotic rights people Beauty is but the sensible image of the infinite. Like truth and justice, it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law, it is a companion of the soul. George Bancroft law justice life It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a government without a king. George Bancroft calvinism government kings If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal? George Bancroft scandal heavy hours I find the name of Jesus Christ written on the top of every page of modern history. George Bancroft pages names jesus By common consent, gray hairs are a crown of glory: the only object of respect that can never excite envy. George Bancroft envy respect hair In 1688 England contracted to the Netherlands the highest debt that one nation can owe to another. Herself not knowing how to recover her liberties, they were restored by men of the United Provinces. George Bancroft knowing men history In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. George Bancroft slander tongue nine The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another. George Bancroft government rights men The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. George Bancroft government mind civilization The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority. George Bancroft patriotic government people Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity. George Bancroft example humanity justice The measure of progress of civilization is the progress of the people. George Bancroft progress civilization people Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement; and if a story is told of more than common interest, ennui is sure to have its joy in adding embellishments. If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal? George Bancroft stories joy character Avarice is the vice of declining years. George Bancroft greed vices years Style is the gossamer on which the seeds of truth float through the world. George Bancroft seeds style world The public is wiser than the wisest critic. George Bancroft wiser public-speaking critics Libraries collect the works of genius of every language and every age. George Bancroft library genius age The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are blindly adopted; the second wilfully preferred. George Bancroft ignorance wisdom wise Institutions may crumble and governments fall, but it is only that they may renew a better youth, and mount upwards like the eagle. George Bancroft eagles government fall
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