Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, etc., and the less we think about it the better.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

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...

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

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 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...

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...

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

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

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

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...

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...