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

Quote by Samuel Butler

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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

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

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

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...

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish...

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

I am; therefore, I think.

I am; therefore, I think.

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the...

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the...

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the...

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...

Knowledge is true opinion.

Knowledge is true opinion.

One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we...

One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we...