Charles Kingsley Quotes

Charles Kingsley was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives that failed but led to the working reforms of the progressive era. ...more

Birth: June 12, 1819 - Death: January 23, 1875

There’s no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

Therefore, let us be patient, patient; and let God our Father teach His own lesson, His own way. Let us try to learn it well and quickly; but do not let us fancy that He will ring the school-bell, and send us to play before our lesson is learnt.

Topic(s): Way , Trying , Wells

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Topic(s): Sweet , Be Good , Clever

Tis the hard grey weather Breeds hard English men.

Topic(s): Men , Hard , Weather

All but God is changing day by day.

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Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Topic(s): Young , Courses , Dog

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if he had been brought up in all the drawing-rooms in London.

Topic(s): Ifs , Men , May

Better is old wine than new, and old friends like-wise.

Topic(s): Wise , Wine , Old Friends

Love is sentimental measles.

Topic(s): Love Is , True Love , Sentimental

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

Topic(s): Knows , Mean , Friendship

Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature.

Topic(s): Humans , Soul , Clear

O Mary, go and call the cattle home, And call the cattle home, And call the cattle home, Across the sands o’ Dee!

Topic(s): Home , Sand , Mary

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Charles Kingsley Quotes