Lord Shaftesbury Quotes

A collection of quotes by Lord Shaftesbury.

Lord Shaftesbury, also known as Anthony Ashley Cooper, was a prominent British politician and social reformer in the 19th century. Born in 1801, he dedicated his life to advocating for various humanitarian causes, particularly focusing on improving working conditions and protecting the rights of children and factory workers. Lord Shaftesbury played a pivotal role in the passing of several significant legislations, including the Factory Act of 1833 and the Mines Act of 1842. His tireless efforts to bring about social change and improve the lives of the less fortunate earned him immense respect and admiration.

True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the l

True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free.

Lord Shaftesbury

The most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral tr

The most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth. For all beauty is truth. True features make the beauty of the face; true proportions, the beauty of architecture; true measures, the beauty of harmony and music.

Lord Shaftesbury

The one and only formative power given to man Is thought. By

The one and only formative power given to man Is thought. By his thinking he not only makes character, but body and affairs, for as he thinketh within himself, so is he. Prejudice is a mist, which in our journey through the world often dims the brightest and obscures the best of all the good and glorious objects that meet us on our way.

Lord Shaftesbury

It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only

It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor.

Lord Shaftesbury