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Samuel Butler quotes about god

British Poet December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902

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Samuel Butler quote: "He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will..."
He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. Samuel Butler
I said to him one day that the very slender reward which God had attached to the pursuit of serious inquiry was a sufficient proof that He disapproved of it, or at any rate that he did not set much store by it nor wish to encourage it. Samuel Butler
It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence. Samuel Butler
If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have..."
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal."
God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal. Samuel Butler
To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Let every man be true and every god a liar."
Let every man be true and every god a liar. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the..."
God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether..."
Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "God cannot alter the past, though historians can."
God cannot alter the past, though historians can. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods."
And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest..."
Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch."
God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch. Samuel Butler

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