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

Topics: Humor Quotes, Sin Quotes

To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

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...

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....

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

People are lucky and unlucky...according to the ratio between what they get and what they...

People are lucky and unlucky...according to the ratio between what they get and what they...

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

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.

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and seeing it...

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and seeing it...

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 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...

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,...

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

Think for yourself and question authority

Think for yourself and question authority