The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing...

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing...

There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.

There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.

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...

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...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

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...

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our...

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our...

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both

Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it...

Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it...

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.