Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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...

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

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

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

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...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the...

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a...

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a...

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

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.

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...