A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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.

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...

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

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....

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...

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...

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

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...

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.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in...

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in...

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

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...

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

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.