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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People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

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...

All truth is not to be told at all times.

All truth is not to be told at all times.

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

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

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

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...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

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

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

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

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,...

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

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...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

The history of art is the history of revivals

The history of art is the history of revivals

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English...

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English...