Maxioms by Samuel Butler
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.
With vollies of eternal babble.
With vollies of eternal babble.
The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No Indian prince has to his read more
The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No Indian prince has to his palace - More followers than a thief to the gallows
And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic,
Was beat with fist instead of a stick.
And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic,
Was beat with fist instead of a stick.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
