The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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.

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

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...

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...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

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 want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of...

From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of...

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...

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people...

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people...

When reason rules, money is a blessing

When reason rules, money is a blessing