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Samuel Butler quotes

British Poet December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902

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Samuel Butler quote: "To do great work one must be very idle as well as very..."
To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so..."
There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when..."
One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off fighting at once. 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
A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers. Samuel Butler
The flesh of animals who feed excursively is allowed to have a higher flavour than that of those who are cooped up. May there not be the same difference between men who read as their taste prompts and men who are confined in cells and colleges to stated tasks? Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down..."
Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own..."
Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The history of art is the history of revivals."
The history of art is the history of revivals. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness."
Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money,..."
The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing."
Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as..."
From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting..."
Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds Samuel Butler

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