To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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For every why he had a wherefore

For every why he had a wherefore

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...

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing...

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing...

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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.

Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.

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

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

God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

I am; therefore, I think.

I am; therefore, I think.

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

The history of art is the history of revivals

The history of art is the history of revivals

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

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...

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...

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.