Facts about George Bancroft

Occup.Historian
FromUSA
BornOctober 3, 1800
DiedJanuary 17, 1891
Aged90 years

Summary

George Bancroft was a famous Historian from USA, who lived between October 3, 1800 and January 17, 1891. He/she became 90 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by George.

14 Famous quotes by George Bancroft

Small: The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common
"The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force"
Small: The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the fre
"The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority"
Small: The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another
"The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another"
Small: Avarice is the vice of declining years
"Avarice is the vice of declining years"
Small: The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest the first are all b
"The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are all blindly adopted, the second willfully preferred"
Small: Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible
"Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible"
Small: Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us like virtue
"Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul"
Small: Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect
"Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect"
Small: In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person
"In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person"
Small: The public is wiser than the wisest critic
"The public is wiser than the wisest critic"
Small: Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape
"Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape"
Small: By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory the only object of respect that can never excite envy
"By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy"
Small: Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all
"Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement"
Small: If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth
"If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth"