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Samuel Butler quotes

British Poet December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902

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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: "People care more about being thought to have taste than about..."
People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his..."
I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the..."
The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything. 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: "We shall never get people whose time is money to take much..."
We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Self-preservation is the first law of nature."
Self-preservation is the first law of nature. Samuel Butler
If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Death is only a larger kind of going abroad."
Death is only a larger kind of going abroad. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any..."
Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "People are always good company when they are doing what they..."
People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Union may be strength, but it is mere brute strength unless..."
Union may be strength, but it is mere brute strength unless wisely directed. Samuel Butler
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. 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
A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it. Samuel Butler

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