We think as we do, mainly because other people think so

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Thinking Quotes

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...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

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.

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...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep...

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that...

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...

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

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

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...

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

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...

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

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

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

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...