One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

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

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

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

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.

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...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit...

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

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...

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep...

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep...

Fall seven times and stand up eight.

Fall seven times and stand up eight.