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

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

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.

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

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

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...

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

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...

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...

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

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...

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

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,...

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

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...

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created...

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created...

A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander...

A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander...