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

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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...

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.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Happiness and misery depend not on how high up or low down you are -...

Happiness and misery depend not on how high up or low down you are -...

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...

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

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

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

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

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

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them...

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is,...

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

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...

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.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...