The man who takes time to explain his mistakes has little time left for anything else

Quote by Samuel Butler

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He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

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...

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

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...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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...

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

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

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

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which...

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on...

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on...

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

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

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...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...

One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle