Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

Quote by Samuel Butler

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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat...

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.

Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

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...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

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

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

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when...

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when...

It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property...

It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property...