The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.

There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and seeing it...

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and seeing it...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

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...

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...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

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...

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as...

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as...

I have always noticed that people will never laugh at anything that is not based...

I have always noticed that people will never laugh at anything that is not based...

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his...

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his...