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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Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

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,...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

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...

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

The advantage of doing one's praising to oneself is that one can lay it on...

The advantage of doing one's praising to oneself is that one can lay it on...

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...

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

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

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

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....

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

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...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

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...

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...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...