My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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...

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

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

The advantage of doing one's praising to oneself is that one can lay it on...

The advantage of doing one's praising to oneself is that one can lay it on...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

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,...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

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...

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should...

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should...

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

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...

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of...

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also...

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...