Just laws are no restraint upon the freedom of the good, for the good man desires nothing which a just law will interfere with.
James Anthony FroudeHigh original genius is always ridiculed on its first appearance; most of all by those who have won themselves the highest reputation in working on the established lines. Genius only commands recognition when it has created the taste which is to appreciate it.
James Anthony FroudeThe essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
James Anthony Froude