An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new ideas are shy when introduced first among our old ones. We should have patience and see whether the incoherency is likely to wear off or…

Quote by Samuel Butler

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

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

There is no bore like a clever bore.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

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...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

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.

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...

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...

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

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,...

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...

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...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.

Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.

Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that's why I don't have a...

Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that's why I don't have a...

Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his...

Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his...