Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

The man who takes time to explain his mistakes has little time left for anything...

The man who takes time to explain his mistakes has little time left for anything...

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...

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

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...

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...

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

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.

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

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.

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety...

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety...

Parents just don't understand.

Parents just don't understand.