Samuel Butler ( 10 of 155 )
The self-same thing they will abhor. One way, and long another for.
The self-same thing they will abhor. One way, and long another for.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity read more
He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity had catch'd
The itch, on purpose to be scratched.
Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.
Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.
One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is read more
One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground
For as our modern wits behold,
Mounted a pick-back on the old,
Much farther off, much further read more
For as our modern wits behold,
Mounted a pick-back on the old,
Much farther off, much further he,
Rais'd on his aged Beast, could see.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all read more
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Life is the art of drawing sufficent conclusions from insufficient premises.
Life is the art of drawing sufficent conclusions from insufficient premises.
