Maxioms by Samuel Butler
True as the dial to the sun,
Although it be not shin'd upon.
True as the dial to the sun,
Although it be not shin'd upon.
A Babylonish dialect
Which learned pedants much affect.
A Babylonish dialect
Which learned pedants much affect.
He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves read more
He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves to have it pulled out
like a traitor's and shown publicly to the rabble.
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he read more
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
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.
