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

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Conviction Quotes

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;...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting...

The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting...

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

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

There is no bore like a clever bore.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

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.

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

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

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...

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 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.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have...

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that...

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

At his best man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

At his best man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.