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Augustus William Hare was an English author born on November 17, 1792, and died on January 22, 1834. Known for his travelogues and biographies, he is particularly renowned for his collaborative work on 'The English worthies' with John Clark.

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“Temporary madness may be necessary in some cases, to cleanse and renovate the mind; just as a fit of illness is to carry off the humours of the body.”

Mind May Body Cases Humour Fit Madness Illness Temporary Sanity Madness And Sanity

Book:Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series

Source: Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series

“Moral prejudices are the stopgaps of virtue; and, as is the case with other stopgaps, it is often more difficult to get either out or in through them than through any other part of the fence.”

Difficult Moral Cases Virtue Prejudice Fence

Book:Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series

Source: Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series

“The difference between those whom the world esteems as good and those whom it condemns as bad, is in many cases little else than that the former have been better sheltered from temptation.”

World Littles Has Beens Differences Cases Esteem Temptation Former

Book:Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series

Source: Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series

“What do our clergy lose by reading their sermons? They lose preaching, the preaching of the voice in many cases, the preaching of the eye almost always.”

Eye Reading Voice Loses Cases Preaching Sermons Clergy

Book:Guesses at Truth: Second Series

Source: Guesses at Truth: Second Series

About the Author

Born: November 17, 1792
Died: January 22, 1834
Known for: Author
Quotes: 92

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