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Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘When the righteous man turne…
‘When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness that he hath committed and doeth that which is neither quite lawful nor quite right he will generally be found to have gained in amiability what he has lost in holiness.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Self
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘The wish to spread those opi…
‘The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few of us can escape its influence.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Influence
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘I do not mind lying but I ha…
‘I do not mind lying but I hate inaccuracy.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Inaccuracy
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘Then he saw also that it mat…
‘Then he saw also that it matters little what profession whether of religion or irreligion a man may make provided only he follows it out with charitable inconsistency and without insisting on it to the bitter end. It is in … Continue reading
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Dogma
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘It is the function of vice t…
‘It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Vice
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘Man wants but little here be…
‘Man wants but little here below but likes that little goodand not too long in coming.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Life
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘Life is the art of drawing s…
‘Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Conclusions
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘To live is like to love all …
‘To live is like to love all reason is against it and all healthy instinct for it.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Reason
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘Logic is like the sword tho…
‘Logic is like the sword those who appeal to it shall perish by it.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Logic
Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘It is better to have loved a…
‘It is better to have loved and lost than to never have lost at all.’
Quote Author: Samuel Butler the Younger
Quote Genre: Idleness