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

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

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...

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...

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to...

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to...

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...

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

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

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

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...

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...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...