Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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...

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest...

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest...

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

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 voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

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

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

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called...

Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called...

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...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.

The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.