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Samuel Butler quotes

British Poet December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902

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Samuel Butler quote: "There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness."
There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come."
There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money."
The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your..."
Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "In old times people used to try and square the circle; now..."
In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation. Samuel Butler
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we..."
Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits. Samuel Butler
Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, etc., and the less we think about it the better. Samuel Butler
Property, marriage, the law; as the bed to the river, so rule and convention to the instinct; and woe to him who tampers with the banks while the flood is flowing. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few..."
The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions. Samuel Butler
The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. 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: "Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children."
Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children. 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

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