It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

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

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

It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

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.

God cannot alter the past, that is why he is obliged to connive at the...

God cannot alter the past, that is why he is obliged to connive at the...

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my...

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my...

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

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