I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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.

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...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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....

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...

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

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...

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...

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 three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

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

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

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

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

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

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then...

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then...

Of evil grain, no good seed can come

Of evil grain, no good seed can come

Ross coming back from bathroom, getting ready to play poker with Rachel Ross: Your money...

Ross coming back from bathroom, getting ready to play poker with Rachel Ross: Your money...