Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes...

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...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

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,...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to...

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to...

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

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

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

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.

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...