Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.
From Samuel Butler
No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.
The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.
Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.
The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is.
A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.
The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.
A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
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