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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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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

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...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

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

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

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

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,...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

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.

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.

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

I want a friendship where you can tell each other everything without being judged.

I want a friendship where you can tell each other everything without being judged.

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you...

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you...