John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, OM, PC, FRS, FBA (24 December 1838 – 23 September 1923) was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor.
Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books.
The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.
The political spirit is the great force in throwing the love of truth and accurate reasoning into a secondary place.
Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self- denial that goes into the acquisition of it.
You will find most books worth reading are worth reading twice.
The means prepare the end, and the end is what the means have made of it.
The next great task of science is to create a religion for humanity.
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