If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.

To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

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...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

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.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

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

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

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.