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Samuel Butler quotes

British Poet December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902

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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: "Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least..."
Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading..."
The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and..."
The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all?..."
What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The history of the world is the record of the weakness,..."
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be..."
Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "All truth is not to be told at all times."
All truth is not to be told at all times. 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: "Prayers are to men as dolls are to children."
Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. Samuel Butler
Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity? Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read..."
The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and..."
My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine. Samuel Butler
Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world. Samuel Butler

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