Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown At Oxford Quotes

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.

Those were times when brave men who knew and loved their profession couldn't be overlooked.

Anyone who takes a decided line in certain matters, is sure to lead all the rest.

This work of making trade righteous, of Christianizing trade, looks like the very hardest the Gospel has ever had to take in hand—in England at any rate.

Grey hoped the Church would yet be able to save England from the fate of Tyre or Carthage, the great trading nations