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Quotes by James A. Froude
Every one of us, whatever his speculative opinions, knows better than he practices, and recognizes a better law than he obeys.— filed under Conscience
He came, bringing with Him the knowledge that God is a Being of infinite goodness; that the service required of mankind is not a service of form or ceremony, but a service of obedience.— filed under Christ's Life and Ministry
The Providence that watches over the affairs of men works out of their mistakes, at times, a healthier issue than could have been accomplished by their wisest forethought.— filed under God's Presence
Morality rests upon a sense of obligation; and obligation has no meaning except as implying a Divine command, without which it would cease to be.— filed under Morality
That which especially distinguishes a high order of man from a low order of man, that which constitutes human goodness, human nobleness, is surely not the degree of enlightenment with which men pursue their own advantage; but it is self-forgetfulness; it is self-sacrifice; it is the disregard of personal pleasure, personal indulgence, personal advantage, remote or present, because some other line of conduct is more right.— filed under Self-Denial