An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

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...

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.

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing...

The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing...

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

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...

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

He was a lawyer who usually operated with the delicacy of a Lexington Avenue express...

He was a lawyer who usually operated with the delicacy of a Lexington Avenue express...