Quotes by George Bancroft

George Bancroft

American historian

Lived from: 1800 - 1891

Category: History and sociology Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 3 october 1800 Died: 17 january 1891

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  • Avarice is the vice of declining years.
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  • Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul.
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  • Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.
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  • By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.
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  • Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.
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  • Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
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  • In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.
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  • The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
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