The most mischievous liars are those who keep sliding on the verge of truth. Augustus William Hare More Quotes by Augustus William Hare More Quotes From Augustus William Hare Every wise man lives in an observatory. Augustus William Hare wisdom wise men In science its main worth is temporary, as a stepping-stone to something beyond. Even [Newton's] Principia ... is truly but the beginning of a natural philosophy. Co-author with his brother Julius Hare. Augustus William Hare brother philosophy science Most painters have painted themselves. So have most poets: not so palpably indeed, but more assiduously. Some have done nothing else. Augustus William Hare poet poetry done Just, harmonious, temperate as is the spirit of liberty, there is in the name and mere notion of it a vagueness so opposite to the definite clearness of the moral law. Augustus William Hare freedom law names Friendship is Love with jewels on, but without either flowers or veil. Augustus William Hare flower jewels friendship What a type of happy family is the family of the Sun! With what order, with what harmony, with what blessed peace, do his children the planets move around him, shining with light which they drink in from their parent's in at once upon him and on one another! Augustus William Hare blessed children moving Histories used often to be stories: the fashion now is to leave out the story. Our histories are stall-fed: the facts are absorbed by the reflexions, as the meat is sometimes by the fat. Augustus William Hare fashion meat history The effects of human wickedness are written on the page of history in characters of blood: but the impression soon fades away; so more blood must be shed to renew it. Augustus William Hare character history blood Excessive indulgence to others, especially to children is in fact only self-indulgence under an alias. Augustus William Hare self children facts Nobody who is afraid of laughing, and heartily too, at his friend, can be said to have a true and thorough love for him. Augustus William Hare thorough friendship laughing A faith that sets bounds to itself, that will believe so much and no more, that will trust thus far and no further, is none. Augustus William Hare bounds faith believe I like the smell of a dunged field, and the tumult of a popular election. Augustus William Hare smell political fields How few are our real wants! and how easy is it to satisfy them! Our imaginary ones are boundless and insatiable. Augustus William Hare real easy want When a man says he sees nothing in a book, he very often means that he does not see himself in it: which, if it is not a comedy or a satire, is likely enough. Augustus William Hare men mean book Do, and have done. The former is far the easiest. Augustus William Hare former done The difference between those whom the world esteems as good and those whom it condemns as bad, is in many cases little else than that the former have been better sheltered from temptation. Augustus William Hare differences temptation world Some persons take reproof good-humoredly enough, unless you are so unlucky as to hit a sore place. Then they wince and writhe, and start up and knock you down for your impertinence, or wish you good morning. Augustus William Hare enough wish morning Christianity has carried civilization along with it, whithersoever it has gone; and, as if to show that the latter does not depend on physical causes, some of the countries the most civilized in the day's of Augustus are now in a state of hopeless barbarism. Augustus William Hare causes civilization country When will talkers refrain from evil speaking? When listeners refrain from evil hearing. At present there are many so credulous of evil, they will receive suspicions and impressions against persons whom they don't know, from a person whom they do know--an authority good for nothing. Augustus William Hare hearing authority evil Some men so dislike the dust kicked up by the generation they belong to, that, being unable to pass, they lag behind it. Augustus William Hare progress dust men
