Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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,...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

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...

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...

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from...

There is no bore like a clever bore.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

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...

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

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...

Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees...

Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my...

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my...

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 skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.