Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

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...

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.

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish...

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish...

If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall...

If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

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...

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

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...

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...

God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two...

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two...