No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Logic Quotes

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

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...

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

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

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.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

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 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...

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

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...

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

For every why he had a wherefore

For every why he had a wherefore

In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that...

In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that...

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer