Maxioms by Samuel Butler
Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.
Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.
Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd read more
Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd until they can feel whether
A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
To live is to love; all reason is against it; instinct is for it.
To live is to love; all reason is against it; instinct is for it.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
