There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

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...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.

There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

To me it seems that youth is like spring, an over-praised season delightful if it...

To me it seems that youth is like spring, an over-praised season delightful if it...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one...

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one...

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...

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

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...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets...