James Anthony Froude Quote

Life is more than a theory, and love of truth butters no bread: old men who have had to struggle along their way, who know the endless bitterness, the grave moral deterioration which follow an empty exchequer, may well be pardoned for an over-wish to see their sons secured from it; hunger, at least, is a reality...


Letter VI - The Nemesis of Faith (1849)


Life is more than a theory, and love of truth butters no bread: old men who have had to struggle along their way, who know the endless bitterness,...

Life is more than a theory, and love of truth butters no bread: old men who have had to struggle along their way, who know the endless bitterness,...

Life is more than a theory, and love of truth butters no bread: old men who have had to struggle along their way, who know the endless bitterness,...

Life is more than a theory, and love of truth butters no bread: old men who have had to struggle along their way, who know the endless bitterness,...