God cannot alter the past, that is why he is obliged to connive at the existence of historians

Quote by Samuel Butler

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To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

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.

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them...

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them...

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...

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

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

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...

A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a...

A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

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.

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help...

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help...