It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Parents Quotes

People are lucky and unlucky...according to the ratio between what they get and what they...

People are lucky and unlucky...according to the ratio between what they get and what they...

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on...

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on...

I am; therefore, I think.

I am; therefore, I think.

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

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

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our...

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

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...

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...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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...

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...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers suffering or dying in connection with unwanted...

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers suffering or dying in connection with unwanted...