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Explore more quotes by Augustus Hare

"A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them."

"What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud."

"Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together."

"Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action."

"Since the generality of persons act from impulse, much more than from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt to think them."
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