Lord David Cecil Quotes

• To have too much forethought is the part of a wretch; to have too little is the part of a fool.

  Lord David Cecil

  Littles, Too Much, Fool

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• The primary object of a student of literature is to be delighted. His duty is to enjoy himself, his efforts should be directed to developing his faculty of appreciation.

  Lord David Cecil

  Appreciation, Effort, Literature

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• It does not matter that Dickens' world is not life-like; it is alive.

  Lord David Cecil

  Reality, Doe, Alive

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• It requires as much reflection and wisdom to know what is not to be put into a sermon, as what is.

  Lord David Cecil

  Reflection, Knows, Sermons

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• A warm blundering man does more for the world than a frigid wise man.

  Lord David Cecil

  Wise, Men, Doe

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• Hypocrisy is folly. It is much easier, safer, and pleasanter to be the thing which a man aims to appear, than to keep up the appearance of being what he is not.

  Lord David Cecil

  Men, Hypocrisy, Appearance

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• A contemplative life has more the appearance of a life of piety than any other; but it is the divine plan to bring faith into activity and exercise.

  Lord David Cecil

  Exercise, Contemplative Life, Appearance

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• Power rests in tranquillity.

  Lord David Cecil

  Tranquillity

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