Maxioms by Samuel Butler
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, read more
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, in anything,
But so much money as 't will bring?
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.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
And still be doing, never done.
And still be doing, never done.
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
