19 Quotes by G.A. Henty

Our long wanderings have made a man out of him, too. They have not only strengthened his frame and hardened his constitution, but they have given stability to his character. He is thoughtful and prudent, and his advice will always be valuable, while of his courage I have no doubt.

Men make their own happiness, and a man may be respected even though only a slave.

Look at their arts, their power of turning stone into lifelike figures, and above all, the way in which they can transfer their thoughts to white leaves, so that others, many many years hence, can read them and know all that was passing, and what men thought and did in the long bygone. Truly it is marvelous.

I do believe you would be perfectly happy shut up in your study with your rolls of manuscript all your life, without seeing another human being save a servant to bring you in bread and fruit and water twice a day.

It is a war of religion as much as a war for power.

It is just as easy to be polite as to be rude, and men are served better for love than for fear.

How is a boy’s mind to expand if he does not ask questions, and who should be so well able to answer his questions as his father?

Men are foolish creatures sometimes, even the wisest of them.” Marion.

We cannot go into court with merely suspicions; we must get facts.