Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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...

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

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...

Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely...

Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely...

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...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

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

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

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

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...

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

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...

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of...

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of...

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our...

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our...

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.

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

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

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...