The history of art is the history of revivals

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

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...

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

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....

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

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.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

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,...

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

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...

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...

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...

Money does not make you happy but it quiets the nerves.

Money does not make you happy but it quiets the nerves.

To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up....

To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up....