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

Quote by Samuel Butler

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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 tact that is golden, not silence.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

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...

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as...

The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting...

The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting...

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...

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

For every why he had a wherefore

For every why he had a wherefore

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

There is no bore like a clever bore.

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

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.