Wisdom may be the ultimate arbiter, but is seldom the immediate agent in human affairs.
Each must act as he thinks best; and if he is wrong, so much the worse for him. We stand on a mountain pass in the midst of whirling snow and blindin… - James Fitzjames Stephen
Each must act as he thinks best; and if he is wrong, so much the worse for him. We stand on a mountain pass in the midst of whirling snow and blindin…
- James Fitzjames Stephen
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but… - James Fitzjames Stephen
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but…
Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts. - James Fitzjames Stephen
Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts.
To me this question whether liberty is a good or a bad thing appears as irrational as the question whether fire is a good or a bad thing. It is both … - James Fitzjames Stephen
To me this question whether liberty is a good or a bad thing appears as irrational as the question whether fire is a good or a bad thing. It is both …
A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are. - James Fitzjames Stephen
A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are.
Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint. - James Fitzjames Stephen
Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.
A well-judging man will open his trunk-line of study in such a direction that, while habitually adhering to it, he may enjoy a ready access to such o… - James Fitzjames Stephen
A well-judging man will open his trunk-line of study in such a direction that, while habitually adhering to it, he may enjoy a ready access to such o…
The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can. - James Fitzjames Stephen
The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can.
To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack. - James Fitzjames Stephen
To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack.
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