Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Sir Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet

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Last updated on November 9, 2024.
Sir Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet was an English Member of Parliament, brewer, abolitionist and social reformer. He had connections with the Gurney family.

Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains — © Sir Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet
Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains
I hold a doctrine, to which I owe not much, indeed, but all the little I ever had, namely, that with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.
The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, its energy - invincible determination - a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel.
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