Quotes by Samuel Butler
If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.
Butler, Samuel
From a worldly point of view there is no mistake so great as that of being always right.
Butler, Samuel
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
Butler, Samuel
Youth is like spring, an over praised season more remarkable for biting winds than genial breezes. Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.
Butler, Samuel
An apology for the Devil: It must be remembered that we have only heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
Butler, Samuel
Every one should keep a mental wastepaper basket and the older he grows the more things he will consign to it - torn up to irrecoverable tatters.
Butler, Samuel