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

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Samuel Butler Quotes

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.

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

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

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

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...

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

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...

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

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...

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

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

People are lucky and unlucky...according to the ratio between what they get and what they...

People are lucky and unlucky...according to the ratio between what they get and what they...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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,...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...