171 Quotations by Samuel Butler
- 1. A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though it be by a dog; but he that is blind ...
![A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though it be by a dog; but he that is blind .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 2. A definition is the enclosing a wilderness of idea within a wall of words.
![A definition is the enclosing a wilderness of idea within a wall of words.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 3. A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does ...
![A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 4. A genius can never expect to have a good time anywhere, if he is a genuine article, but America is a ...
![A genius can never expect to have a good time anywhere, if he is a genuine article, but America is a .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 5. A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
![A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 6. A lawyers dream of heaven; every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to r ...
![A lawyers dream of heaven; every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to r .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 7. 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.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 8. A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not se ...
![A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not se .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 9. A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage -- but they are also no less invalid ...
![A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage -- but they are also no less invalid .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 10. A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of ...
![A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 11. 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.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 12. A skillful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.
![A skillful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 13. 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.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 14. Adversity, if a man is set down to it by degrees, is more supportable with equanimity by most people ...
![Adversity, if a man is set down to it by degrees, is more supportable with equanimity by most people .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 15. 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.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 16. 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.. Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 17. All progress is based on a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its ...
![All progress is based on a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 18. All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond it ...
![All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond it .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 19. An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has wri ...
![An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has wri .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
- 20. An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard only one side of the case; God ha ...
![An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard only one side of the case; God ha .... Samuel Butler.](/img/view.gif)
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