The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

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...

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...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

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

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

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions

Many people seek after what they do not possess and are thus enslaved by the...

Many people seek after what they do not possess and are thus enslaved by the...