All truth is not to be told at all times.

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...

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...

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...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

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

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

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...

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

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...

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

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

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.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

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.

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....

Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees...

Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees...

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing...

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...