Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes QCwas an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. He is most famous for his novel Tom Brown's School Days, a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had attended. It had a lesser-known sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth20 October 1822
kings lying hero
At that moment his soul is fuller of the tomb and him who lies there than of the altar and Him of whom it speaks. Such stages have to be gone through, I believe, by all young and brave souls, who must win their way through hero-worship to the worship of Him who is the King and Lord of heroes.
voice remember ifs
Remember there's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you'll only listen for it.
It's more than a game. It's an institution.
beer form good life
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.