A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

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....

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

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.

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

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...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

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.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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.

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

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.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

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...

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...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...