If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

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...

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

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,...

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.

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

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...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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....

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

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...

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Don't ask me to leave you and turn back. I will go where you go...

Don't ask me to leave you and turn back. I will go where you go...