Robert Hall Quotes

Robert Hall
English Clergyman
Born: May 2, 1764
Died: Feb 21, 1831
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Related authors: George Whitefield John Wesley Matthew Henry Sydney Smith Thomas Becket Thomas Fuller William Inge William Pollard
In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits. Robert Hall
Power Lies Habits Attention Most Intellectual Precious Fixing
Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudiced in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity, enforced by authority, and recommended by custom. Robert Hall
Whatever Favor Apt Recommended Strongly Antiquity Authority Custom Mankind Enforced Prejudiced
Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. Robert Hall
History Unity Composed Composition General Gives Delightful Individual Attention Concentrated Perhaps Most Materials Wanting Literary Which Species Biography
We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days. Robert Hall
Life Wisdom Understanding Seek Only Days Length
Call things by their right names - Glass of brandy and water! That is the current, but not the appropriate name; ask for a glass of liquid fire and distilled damnation. Robert Hall
Water Fire Appropriate Distilled Glass Name Names Call Brandy Liquid Current Ask Right Things

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