Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

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...

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

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...

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...

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely...

Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely...

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by...

Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by...

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and...

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and...