There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule…

Quote by Samuel Butler

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They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

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.

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.

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

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

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

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 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...

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...

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...

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

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.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...