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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We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

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...

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

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...

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to...

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...

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the...

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the...

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...

There is no bore like a clever bore.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

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...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

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...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

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...

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.