Frederick William Robertson Quotes


It is more true to say that our opinions depend upon our lives and habits, than to say that our lives and habits depend on our opinions.


Citations

Robertson, Frederick William. Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton. Second Series. Ticknor and Fields, 1858, p. 118.

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See Eddie Bernice Johnson {605259} & Barbara Tuchman {626144} for similar views and John Stuart Mill {607508} for an earlier expression. See {638618} for a Sociology principle that is similar. The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}


See Otis Singletary {585931} for a different expression of the same idea and John Stuart Mill {607508} for the earlier expression. The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}


Later American politicians expounded the same view. See Otis Singletary {585931} and Eddie Bernice Johnson {605259}. The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}


Frederick William Robertson
Frederick William Robertson
  • Born: February 3, 1816
  • Died: August 15, 1853
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Clergyman

Frederick William Robertson, known as Robertson of Brighton, was an English divine.