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

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

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.

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...

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

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...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the...

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the...

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

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

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

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

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...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...