James Freeman Clarke Men Quotations

Unmixed praise is not due to any one. It leaves behind a sense of unreality. We can only do justice to a great man by a discriminating criticism. Hero-worship, which paints a faultless monster, whom the world never saw, is like those modern pictures which are a blaze of light without any shadow.

All the strength and force of man come from his faith in things unseen.

It is no natural for a man to pray that no theory can prevent him from doing it.

He who believes in goodness has the essence of all faith. He is a man of cheerful yesterdays and confident to-morrows.

Manliness means perfect manhood, as womanliness implies perfect womanhood. Manliness is the character of a man as he ought to be, as he was meant to be.

Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.