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

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Life Quotes, Music Quotes

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

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...

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...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

For every why he had a wherefore

For every why he had a wherefore

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

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

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...

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in...

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in...

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

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

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

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.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.