Richard Jefferies Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“No tyrant, however evil, has yet lacked ready hands to execute his most abominable will. To read how eagerly men have rushed to serve the despot is the bitterest, the saddest matter of history; it is the saddest sight in our own day.”

“I believe in the human form; let me find something, some method, by which that form may achieve the utmost beauty.”

“Science, as illustrated by the printing press, the telegraph, the railway, is a double-edged sword. At the same moment that it puts an enormous power in the hands of the good man, it also offers an equal advantage to the evil disposed.”

“An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart.”

“To the soul, there is no past and no future; all is, and will be ever, in now. For artificial purposes time is mutually agreed on, but there is really no such thing.”

“Many labourers can trace their descent from farmers or well-to-do people, and it is not uncommon to find here and there a man who believes that he is entitled to a large property in Chancery, or elsewhere, as the heir.”

“There are people in this servile world who will endure any trampling, and at the first beck rush delightedly to proffer their assistance.”

“It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures a subdued, quiet, and delicate manner does not go still further.”

“A woman can see a woman so clearly - faluts, excellences, details - all are so clear to her.”

“Ever since the world began, it has been the belief of mankind that desolate places are the special haunt of supernatural beings.”