“The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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Brigands demand your money or your life;
“Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: women
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Money is the last enemy that shall
“Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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Life is not an exact science, it
“Life is not an exact science, it is an art.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: life
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What is faith but a kind of
“What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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The want of money is the root
“The want of money is the root of all evil.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: money
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We shall never get people whose time
“We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: money
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The worst thing that can happen to
“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
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: money
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An apology for the devil: it must
“An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: god
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We all like to forgive, and love
“We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: best
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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
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: art
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