Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

The history of art is the history of revivals

The history of art is the history of revivals

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...

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

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...

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 no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

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

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

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.

From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of...

From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

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...

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

Conviction brings a silent, indefinable beauty into faces made of the commonest human clay; the...

Conviction brings a silent, indefinable beauty into faces made of the commonest human clay; the...

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.