Moral prejudices are the stopgaps of virtue; and, as is the case with other stopgaps, it is often more difficult to get either out or in through them than through any other part of the fence. Augustus William Hare More Quotes by Augustus William Hare More Quotes From Augustus William Hare Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody. Augustus William Hare self-control motivational might The thoughtful excitement of lonely rambles, of gardening, and of other like occupations, where the mind has leisure to must during the healthful activity of the body, with the fresh and wakeful breezes blowing round it. Augustus William Hare thoughtful lonely thinking The praises of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to be. Augustus William Hare teaching use may Practical life teaches us that people may differ and that both may be wrong: it also teaches us that people may differ and both be right. Anchor yourself fast in the latter faith, or the former will sweep your heart away. Augustus William Hare anchors wise heart There is a glare about worldly success which is very apt to dazzle men's eyes. Augustus William Hare eye success men When will talkers refrain from evil speaking: when listeners refrain from evil-hearing. Augustus William Hare refrain hearing evil One saves oneself much pain, by taking pains; much trouble, by taking trouble. Augustus William Hare effort pain trouble They who boast of their tolerance merely give others leave to be as careless about religion as they are themselves. A walrus might as well pride itself on its endurance of cold. Augustus William Hare tolerance pride giving Philosophy cannot raise the commonalty up to her level: so, if she is to become popular, she must sink to theirs. Augustus William Hare raises levels philosophy What do our clergy lose by reading their sermons? They lose preaching, the preaching of the voice in many cases, the preaching of the eye almost always. Augustus William Hare voice eye reading Many a man's vices have at first been nothing worse than good qualities run wild. Augustus William Hare quality running men A lawyer's brief will be brief, before a freethinker thinks freely. Augustus William Hare freethinker lawyer thinking The poet sees things as they look. Is this having a faculty the less? or a sense the more? Augustus William Hare poet poetry looks Poetry is to philosophy what the Sabbath is to the rest of the week. Augustus William Hare week poetry philosophy If Painting be Poetry's sister, she can only be a sister Anne, who will see nothing but a flock of sheep, while the other bodies forth a troop of dragoons with drawn sabres and white-plumed helmets. Augustus William Hare poetry white sheep It is natural that affluence should be followed by influence. Augustus William Hare affluence influence money Few are aware that they want any thing, except pounds schillings and pence. Augustus William Hare money pounds want True modesty does not consist in an ignorance of our merits, but in a due estimate of them. Augustus William Hare merit ignorance doe The most mischievous liars are those who keep sliding on the verge of truth. Augustus William Hare mischievous liars lying I bid you conquer in your warfare against your four great enemies, the world, the devil, the flesh, and above all, that obstinate and perverse self-will, unaided by which the other three would be comparatively powerless. Augustus William Hare self motivational enemy
