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

Quote by Samuel Butler

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If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

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...

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...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

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...

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.

There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the...

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the...

Happiness and misery depend not on how high up or low down you are -...

Happiness and misery depend not on how high up or low down you are -...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper,...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper,...

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

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

Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on...

Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on...

Cheers to the teenage years: Hanging out, making out, sneaking out, freaking out, whatever happens,...

Cheers to the teenage years: Hanging out, making out, sneaking out, freaking out, whatever happens,...

Music is the soul of language.

Music is the soul of language.