Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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For every why he had a wherefore

For every why he had a wherefore

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

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...

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

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...

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...

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

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...

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

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

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

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.

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...

Courage is found in unlikely places.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

Because a fellow has failed once or twice or a dozen times, you don't want...

Because a fellow has failed once or twice or a dozen times, you don't want...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is...

'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is...