Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my...

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my...

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...

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of...

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of...

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

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

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

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall...

If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall...

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

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

All truth is not to be told at all times.

All truth is not to be told at all times.

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from...

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from...

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for...

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for...