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Thomas Hughes, a British author born on October 20, 1822, and died on March 22, 1896, is renowned for his historical novels and biographies. His most famous work, 'Tom Brown's School Days', is celebrated for its vivid narrative and critical analysis of the British public school education system. Hughes also wrote several biographies, including one on Charles Darwin.

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“However, you'll all find, if you haven't found it out already, that a time comes in every human friendship when you must go down into the depths of yourself, and lay bare what is there to your friend, and wait in fear for his answer.”

Friendship Honesty Depth Openness

Book:Tom Brown's Schooldays

Source: Tom Brown's Schooldays

“The astonishment soon passed off, the scales seemed to drop from his eyes, and the book became at once and for ever to him the great human and divine book, and the men and women, whom he had looked upon as something quite different from himself, became his friends and counsellors.”

Book:Tom Brown's Schooldays

Source: Tom Brown's Schooldays

“After a sharp inward struggle, he concluded to stay and see it out. He should despise himself, more than he cared to face, if he gave in now.”

Character Resolution Discipleship

Book:Tom Brown at Oxford

Source: Tom Brown at Oxford

“A character for steadiness once gone is not easily recovered”

Character Habits

Book:Tom Brown's Schooldays

Source: Tom Brown's Schooldays

“The giving of undue prominence to one fact brings others inexorably on the head of the student to avenge his neglect of them,”

Focus Perspective Obsession Fixation

Book:Tom Brown's Schooldays

Source: Tom Brown's Schooldays

“While one was an undergraduate, one could feel virtuous and indignant at the vices of Oxford, at least at those which one did not indulge in, particularly at the flunkeyism and money-worship which are our most prevalent and disgraceful sins. But when one is a fellow it is quite another affair. They become a sore burthen then, enough to break one's heart.”

Faculty Alma Mater Institutional Memory

Book:Tom Brown at Oxford

Source: Tom Brown at Oxford

“Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends; for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of oneself, and seeing and appreciating whatever is noble and living in another man.”

Friendship Encouragement Selflessness Graciousness

Book:Tom Brown at Oxford

Source: Tom Brown at Oxford

“The trout fisher, like the landscape painter, haunts the loveliest places of the earth, and haunts them alone. Solitude and his own thoughts—he must be on the best terms with all of these; and he who can take kindly the largest allowance of these is likely to be the kindliest and truest with his fellow men.”

Thinking Reflection Contemplation Graciousness

Author:Thomas Hughes

“Class amusements, be they for Dukes or plow-boys, always become nuisances and curses to a country. The true charm of cricket and hunting is that they are still, more or less sociable and universal; There's a place for every man who will come and take his part.”

Elitism Snobbery Common Culture

Book:Tom Brown at Rugby

Source: Tom Brown at Rugby

“Old timidity has disappeared, and is replaced by silent, quaint fun, with which his face twinkles all over, as he listens.”

Faces Fun Silent Replaced Timidity Quaint

Book:Tom Brown's School Days

Source: Tom Brown's School Days

“Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

World Overcoming Cheer Tribulation Trials And Tribulations Good Cheer Overcome Trials Troubled Heart

Book:True Manliness

Source: True Manliness

“Christ's whole life on earth was the assertion and example of true manliness — the setting forth in living act and word what man is meant to be, and how he should carry himself in this world of God — one long campaign in which the temptation stands out as the first great battle and victory.”

Source: True Manliness

“Heaven, they say, protects children, sailors, and drunken men; and whatever answers to Heaven in the academical system protects freshmen.”

Men Children Heaven Answers Protect Sailor Freshman Protecting Children

Book:Tom Brown at Oxford

Source: Tom Brown at Oxford

“From behind the shadow of the still small voice — more awful than tempest or earthquake — more sure and persistent than day and night — is always sounding full of hope and strength to the weariest of us all, Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

World Stills Night Voice Behinds Shadow Overcoming Awful Cheer Persistent Earthquakes Day And Night Tempest Small Voice Good Cheer

Author:Thomas Hughes

“Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men.”

Men Wells Boys Selfish Gambling

Book:School Days at Rugby

Source: School Days at Rugby

“We all have to learn, in one way or another, that neither men nor boys get second chances in this world. We all get new chances to the end of our lives, but not second chances in the same set of circumstances; and the great difference between one person and another is how he takes hold and uses his first chance, and how he takes his fall if it is scored against him.”

Ifs Men World Way Life Firsts Persons Ends Use Fall Differences Chance Boys Learning Our Lives This World Circumstances One Way Second Chance

Book:True Manliness

Source: True Manliness

“He never wants anything but what's right and fair; only when you come to settle what's right and fair, it's everything that he wants and nothing that you want. And that's his idea of a compromise.”

Want Ideas Fairs Compromise Settling

Author:Thomas Hughes

“Remember there's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you'll only listen for it.”

Ifs Remember Voice Right Thing

Author:Thomas Hughes

“At that moment his soul is fuller of the tomb and him who lies there than of the altar and Him of whom it speaks. Such stages have to be gone through, I believe, by all young and brave souls, who must win their way through hero-worship to the worship of Him who is the King and Lord of heroes.”

Way Believe Soul Moments Young Lying Winning Speak I Believe Lord Gone Stage Kings Hero Worship Brave That Moment Altars Tombs Hero Worship Brave Souls

Book:Tom Brown's School Days

Source: Tom Brown's School Days

“He who has conquered his own coward spirit has conquered the whole outward world.”

World Whole Spirit Fear Coward

Book:Tom Brown's Schooldays

Source: Tom Brown's Schooldays

“Life isn't all beer and skittles.”

Life Beer Hurling Skittles

Author:Thomas Hughes

“Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.”

“Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends,for it is one of God's best gifts.”

Blessed New Friends Making Friends Best Gift Lasting Friendship Gifts From Friends Making New Friends Genuine Friendship

Author:Thomas Hughes

“I want to leave behind me the name of a fellow who never bullied a little boy, or turned his back on a big one.”

Want Littles Bigs Names Behinds Boys Fellows Little Boys Bullied

Book:Tom Brown's School Days

Source: Tom Brown's School Days

About the Author

Born: October 20, 1822
Died: March 22, 1896
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Quotes: 24

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