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Augustus Hare Quotes

English - Writer | March 13, 1834 - January 22, 1903

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

Inspirational Knowledge Sail Wind

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.

Working Together Together People Keep

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.

Light Intelligence Wise Heaven Glass

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

Humble Words Proud Talk Sound Seem

A man prone to suspect evil is mostly looking in his neighbor for what he sees in himself.

Man Evil Looking Neighbor He His

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.

Good Day World Black Cloud Nothing

Many are ambitious of saying grand things, that is, of being grandiloquent.

Saying Things Being Ambitious Grand

To Adam Paradise was home. To the good among his descendants home is paradise.

Good Home Paradise His Among Adam

Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.

Nature Heaven Earth Nothing Than

The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.

Character Faith Power Shine Will

As to the pure all things are pure, even so to the impure all things are impure.

Pure Things All Things Even Impure

Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of it.

Mother Tired Happy Enough Talking

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