Thomas Hughes

I want to leave behind me the name of a fellow who never bullied a little boy, or turned his back on a big one. ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#courage #reputation #courage

He who has conquered his own coward spirit has conquered the whole outward world; ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#fear #cowardice

Boyishness—by which I mean animal life in its fullest measure, good nature and honest impulses, hatred of injustice and meanness, and thoughtlessness enough to sink a three-decker. ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#romanticism #life

Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men. ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#men

Life isn't all beer and skittles, but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education. ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#better #education #englishman #every #form

Remember there's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you'll only listen for it. ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#listen #only #remember #right #right thing

It's more than a game. It's an institution. ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#institution #more #than

He never wants anything but what's right and fair; only when you come to settle what's right and fair, it's everything that he wants and nothing that you want. ↗

— Thomas Hughes

#come #everything #fair #never #nothing