287 ordspråk av Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler föddes den December 8th 1835 och dog den 18 June 1902 - English writer
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 It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy -- but he who has shown the better temper. |
| It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us. |
| It is tact that is golden, not silence. |
| Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so. |
| Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes |
| Learning is like a great house that requires a great charge to keep it in repair |
| Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. |
| Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield. Nature's, not honour's, law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away, And by a prudent flight and cunning save a life, which valour could not, from |
| Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. |
| Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often. |
| Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule. |
| Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. |
| Life is not an exact science, it is an art. |
| Life is one long process of getting tired. |
| Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. |
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Proverb (1469548 st) Search
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Authors (167535 st) Search
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Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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