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 law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

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....

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...

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...

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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.

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.

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...

Many men kill themselves for love, but many more women die of it

Many men kill themselves for love, but many more women die of it

The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made...

The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made...