Inspiring Quotes by Samuel Butler - Page 3

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Small: 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"
Small: An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all t
"An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books"
Small: All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income
"All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income"
Small: All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others
"All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others"
Small: All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it
"All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it"
Small: Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them
"Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them"
Small: A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy
"A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy"
Small: A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war
"A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war"
Small: A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins,
"A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing"
Small: A physicians physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a clerics divinity has to his po
"A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct"
Small: A mans friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the
"A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends"
Small: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing"
Small: A lawyers dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it
"A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers"
Small: A hen is only an eggs way of making another egg
"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg"
Small: A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know
"A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget"
Small: A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send thei
"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"
Small: Man is Gods highest present development. He is the latest thing in God
"Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God"
Small: Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superio
"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him"
Small: Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only
"Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only"
Small: Let every man be true and every god a liar
"Let every man be true and every god a liar"
Small: Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes
"Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes"
Small: Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap
"Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap"
Small: If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world
"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"
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