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

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Conviction Quotes

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest...

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest...

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

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.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money,...

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

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

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

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

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

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...

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also...

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...

Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see...

Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see...

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his...

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his...