Maxioms by Samuel Butler
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 the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
For trouts are tickled best in muddy water.
For trouts are tickled best in muddy water.
He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.
He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
