The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature of the day.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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...

Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called...

Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called...

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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.

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

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...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

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

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

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

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...

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

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.