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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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.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

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...

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...

Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or...

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...

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

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

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

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

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,...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

If someone constantly makes you unhappy, then you must build up the courage to let...

If someone constantly makes you unhappy, then you must build up the courage to let...

Fear is met and destroyed with courage. Again and again when the struggle seems hopeless...

Fear is met and destroyed with courage. Again and again when the struggle seems hopeless...

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and...

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and...