Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

Oaths are but words, and words but wind.

Oaths are but words, and words but wind.

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

To me it seems that youth is like spring, an over-praised season delightful if it...

To me it seems that youth is like spring, an over-praised season delightful if it...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

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,...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

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

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

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...

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

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.

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

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

In the process of trial and error, Our failed attempts are meant to destroy arrogance...

In the process of trial and error, Our failed attempts are meant to destroy arrogance...

Arrogance is a cover up for insecurities.

Arrogance is a cover up for insecurities.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is...

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is...