We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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....

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...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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...

To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper,...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper,...

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

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...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...