Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

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...

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.

There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

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,...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

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...

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

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...

A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.

A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.

Being a Hot Mom means being respected as a mom and a woman. And, the...

Being a Hot Mom means being respected as a mom and a woman. And, the...