Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.

Author: Samuel Butler

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It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

Books are like imprisoned souls, till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms and to keep other people's books out of mine.

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.

Good night and sweet dreams, my love!

Sex is always about emotions. Good sex is about free emotions; bad sex is about blocked emotions.

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.