"The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good and evil it is stronger, but we care less about it."
― Samuel Butler
Topic(s):
Society
More From Samuel Butler
- "We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them."
- "The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion."
- "From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right."
More In Society
- "I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something useful for society."― John Cameron
- "The concept of the “good ol’ days” must be one of our society’s biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success."― Bo Bennett
- "It seems to me that we’re in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society."― Alexander McCall Smith