To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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.

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

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

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

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

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.

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

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...

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

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...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on...

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on...

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest...

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest...