What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription....

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life...

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them...

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them...

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

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

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

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.

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in...

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in...

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...

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...

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

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...

Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You...

Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You...

The inspired scribbler always has the gift for gossip in our common usage he or...

The inspired scribbler always has the gift for gossip in our common usage he or...

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.