Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

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...

There is no bore like a clever bore.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

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

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

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...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

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

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

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

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...

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

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

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

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.

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...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...