Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Youth Quotes

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of...

From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of...

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

If a dishonest creep wants to tap dance, give them the spotlight and a mirror.

If a dishonest creep wants to tap dance, give them the spotlight and a mirror.

A liar goes in fine clothes, a liar goes in rags, a liar is a...

A liar goes in fine clothes, a liar goes in rags, a liar is a...