We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called...

Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called...

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

I am the enfant terrible of literature and science

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also...

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

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...

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...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to...

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Youth is like spring, an overpraised season

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one...

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one...

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

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...

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to...

Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to...

Hate is a disease. It is fear's messenger and it makes us do terrible things...

Hate is a disease. It is fear's messenger and it makes us do terrible things...