Augustus Hare
"A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions."
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"Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel."
"The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it."
"What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud."
"Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents; and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us?"
"The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak."