He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright. — Samuel Butler Birthright Copy Share Image
He is greatest who is most often in men's good thoughts. — Samuel Butler Good thoughts Copy Share Image
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. — Samuel Butler Death Copy Share Image
There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon. — Samuel Butler Enough Copy Share Image
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. — Samuel Butler Dew Copy Share Image
Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances. — Samuel Butler Adapting Copy Share Image
“Peter remained on friendly terms with Christ notwithstanding Christ's having healed his mother-in-law.” — Samuel Butler Christ Copy Share Image
I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable. — Samuel Butler Smallest Copy Share Image
I believe that he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more sorry. — Samuel Butler Believe Copy Share Image
A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war. — Samuel Butler Better Copy Share Image
The human intellect owes its superiority over that of the lower animals in great measure to the stimulus which alcohol has given… — Samuel Butler Alcohol Copy Share Image
I fall asleep in the full and certain hope That my slumber shall not be broken; And that, though I be all-forgetting,… — Samuel Butler Broken Copy Share Image
Inspiration is never genuine if it is known as inspiration at the time. True inspiration always steals on a person; its importance… — Samuel Butler Genuine Copy Share Image
“His knowledge was not far behind The knight's, but of another kind, And he another way came by't ; Some call it… — Samuel Butler Art Copy Share Image
Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would… — Samuel Butler Adultery Copy Share Image
“A credulous mind . . . finds most delight in believing strange things, and the stranger they are the easier they pass… — Samuel Butler Credulous Copy Share Image
“All young ladies are either very pretty or very clever or very sweet; they may take their choice as to which category… — Samuel Butler Ladies Copy Share Image
“Embryo minds, like embryo bodies, pass through a number of strange metamorphoses before they adopt their final shape.” — Samuel Butler Psychology Copy Share Image
“Having, then, once introduced an element of inconsistency into his system, he was far too consistent not to be inconsistent consistently, and… — Samuel Butler Consistency Copy Share Image
Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain, And make men giddy, proud and vain:… — Samuel Butler Authority Copy Share Image
If [science] tends to thicken the crust of ice on which, as it were, we are skating, it is all right. If… — Samuel Butler Bottom Copy Share Image
“I said to him one day that the very slender reward which God had attached to the pursuit of serious inquiry was… — Samuel Butler Dilletantism Copy Share Image
“For property is robbery, but then, we are all robbers or would-be robbers together, and have found it essential to organise our… — Samuel Butler Convention Copy Share Image
“The flesh of animals who feed excursively is allowed to have a higher flavour than that of those who are cooped up.… — Samuel Butler Reading Copy Share Image
“Embryos think with each stage of their development that they have now reached the only condition that really suits them. This, they… — Samuel Butler Death Copy Share Image
The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth. — Samuel Butler Bible Copy Share Image
If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue. — Samuel Butler Alcoholism Copy Share Image
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them. — Samuel Butler Animal Copy Share Image
“To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.” — Samuel Butler Idle Copy Share Image
Spontaneity is only a term for man's ignorance of the gods — Samuel Butler Ignorance Copy Share Image
![“If [science] tends to thicken the crust of ice on which, as it were, we are skating, it is all right. If it tries to find, or professes to have found, the solid ground at the bottom of the water it is all wrong. Our business is with the thickening of this crust by extending our knowledge downward…” quote by Samuel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cad/samuel-butler-823_bottom_if-science-tends-to-thicken-the-crust-of_1086221.jpg)
