The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

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

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

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care...

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of...

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of...

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...

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

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.

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Our ideas are for the most part like bad sixpences, and we spend our lives...

Our ideas are for the most part like bad sixpences, and we spend our lives...