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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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...

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

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...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will...

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...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

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...

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating...

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...

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...

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.

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

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