A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

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

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

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

The history of art is the history of revivals

The history of art is the history of revivals

The mistakes made by doctors are innumerable. They err habitually on the side of optimism...

The mistakes made by doctors are innumerable. They err habitually on the side of optimism...

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

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.

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the...

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the...

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...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

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...

Humor can be one of our best survival tools.

Humor can be one of our best survival tools.

All men are created Equal. Some just have more Splenda.

All men are created Equal. Some just have more Splenda.

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor