“Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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Faith – you can do very little
“Faith – you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are
“The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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The history of the world is the
“The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.”
— Samuel Butler
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,
“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.”
— Samuel Butler
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Man is the only animal that can
“Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.”
— Samuel Butler
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The youth of an art is, like
“The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good and evil it is stronger, but we care less about it.”
— Samuel Butler
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Human life is as evanescent as the
“Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.”
— Samuel Butler
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The sinews of art and literature, like
“The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.”
— Samuel Butler
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God cannot alter the past, though historians
“God cannot alter the past, though historians can.”
— Samuel Butler
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In law, nothing is certain but the
“In law, nothing is certain but the expense.”
— Samuel Butler
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