All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

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...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

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....

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

The history of art is the history of revivals

The history of art is the history of revivals

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

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

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

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Future's the only flower worth tending in this earth, where I sow my words daily:...

Future's the only flower worth tending in this earth, where I sow my words daily:...

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.