God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

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...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a...

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a...

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...

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the...

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the...

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

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 phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

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

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

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

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

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

Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has.

Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we...

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we...