It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

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...

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...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

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...

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

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....

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you...

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you...

When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless,...

When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless,...