We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

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...

There is no bore like a clever bore.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

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

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

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.

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,...

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

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

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

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be;...

God cannot alter the past, that is why he is obliged to connive at the...

God cannot alter the past, that is why he is obliged to connive at the...

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,...

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.