Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth. Augustus Hare Read Quote
Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action. Augustus Hare Read Quote
Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together. Augustus Hare Read Quote
A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them. Augustus Hare Read Quote
There is no being eloquent for atheism. In that exhausted receiver the mind cannot use its wings, – the clearest proof that it is out of its element. Augustus Hare Read Quote
It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of. Augustus Hare Read Quote
It is with flowers as with moral qualities; the bright are sometimes poisonous; but, I believe, never the sweet. Augustus Hare Read Quote
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities. Augustus Hare Read Quote
Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of it. Augustus Hare Read Quote
Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming. Augustus Hare Read Quote
