Quotes | Most Inspiring and Motivational Quotes

"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."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Truth, Swine

20

"Be virtuous and you will be vicious."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Will,

52

"Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning."

"Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Life, Dew

16

"He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still."

"He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Opinion, Will

18

"He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us."

"He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Life, God, Care, Will

17

"Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence."

"Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Lifestyle, Abstinence, Vices, World

16

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

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

Samuel Butler, British Poet

God, Work

13

"God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch."

"God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

God, Now

20

"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him."

"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Lie, Superiority, Compliment, Lying

24

"The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science."

"The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Science, Light, Now, Reading

17

"They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'"

"They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'"

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Power, Literary, Man, Name

20

"There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come."

"There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Evil, May

15

"There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death."

"There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Death, Man, Nothing

16

"There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought."

"There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Thought, Absence, Nothing

18

"There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness."

"There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Lifestyle, Goodness

19

"All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others."

"All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Home, Nonsense

14

"The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor."

"The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Old,

22

"To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty."

"To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Beauty, Pain, Tyranny

27

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

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

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Persuasion, Lying

61

"The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth."

"The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Truth, Bible, May, Nothing

21

"The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt."

"The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Doubt,

20

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

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

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Virtue, Vice

18

"Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them."

"Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

People, Commonsense

13

"All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it."

"All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Business, Life, Animals, Man

17

"There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth."

"There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Truth, Error, Pursuit

48

"We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them."

"We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Love,

104

"Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life."

"Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Death, Life, Men, Father

16

"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."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Reasoning, Logic

49

"Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost."

"Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Work, Enemy

53

"When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence."

"When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Doubt, Man, Will, Writing

20

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

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

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Faith,

19

"Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have."

"Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Reasoning, Misleading

49

"We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself."

"We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Persuasion, Arguments, Man, Temper

49

"To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all."

"To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Dying,

41

"Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing."

"Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Virtue, Compromise, Trifle

24

"Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more efficacious I do not know."

"Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more efficacious I do not know."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Medical,

41

"To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it."

"To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Love, Instinct, Reason

22

"To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him."

"To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

God,

13

"To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead."

"To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Identity, May

59

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Fool, May, Pleasure, Will

19

"We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms."

"We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Money, Time, People, Atoms

27

"The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions."

"The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Money, Man, Opinions, Religious

183

"The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore."

"The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Man,

24

"The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust."

"The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

People, Distrust, Press, Service

21

"All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income."

"All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Progress, Desire, Income

19

"The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously."

"The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Conviction, Man, Nothing

47

"The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything."

"The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Man, Men

13

"The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion."

"The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Family, Religion, Health, Money

17

"The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion."

"The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Death, History, Opinion, Public

18

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

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

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Art, Money, War, Literature

All Quotes Collection

"For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine."

20

"Be virtuous and you will be vicious."

52

"Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning."

16

"He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still."

18

"He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us."

17

"Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence."

16

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

13

"God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch."

20

"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him."

24

"The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science."

17

"They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'"

20

"There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come."

15

"There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death."

16

"There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought."

18

"There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness."

19

"All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others."

14

"The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor."

22

"To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty."

27

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

61

"The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth."

21

"The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt."

20

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

18

"Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them."

13

"All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it."

17

"There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth."

48

"We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them."

104

"Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life."

16

"Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it."

49

"Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost."

53

"When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence."

20

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

19

"Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have."

49

"We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself."

49

"To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all."

41

"Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing."

24

"Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more efficacious I do not know."

41

"To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it."

22

"To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him."

13

"To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead."

59

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."