The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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...

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat...

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat...

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...

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...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

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...

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 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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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.

The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing...

The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing...

If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall...

If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Your friendship is a glowing ember Through the year; and each December From its warm...

Your friendship is a glowing ember Through the year; and each December From its warm...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...