A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

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...

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 hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

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

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

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

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...

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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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

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

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish...

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish...

Conscience is but a word that cowards use, / Devised at first to keep the...

Conscience is but a word that cowards use, / Devised at first to keep the...

The moment he who begins analyzing honestly the relationship, soon starts realizing the fact that...

The moment he who begins analyzing honestly the relationship, soon starts realizing the fact that...