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

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Death Quotes

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...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

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.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

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

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

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and seeing it...

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and seeing it...

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.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

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

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

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.

Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.

Not much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife

Not much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife

A prince must be prudent enough to know how to escape the bad reputation of...

A prince must be prudent enough to know how to escape the bad reputation of...