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

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: God Quotes

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

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

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

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...

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

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...

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.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

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

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

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

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...

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...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

Silence is not always tact, and it is tact that is golden - not silence

Silence is not always tact, and it is tact that is golden - not silence

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

I make a lot of money, but I don't want to talk about that. I...

I make a lot of money, but I don't want to talk about that. I...