If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Communication Quotes, Sorrow Quotes, World Quotes

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

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

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

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...

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...

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

All truth is not to be told at all times.

All truth is not to be told at all times.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

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...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...

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...

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...