The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore. Samuel Butler bearborecontemptible Change image and share on social
A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct. Samuel Butler clericconductdivinity Change image and share on social
A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers. Samuel Butler dreamforefatherheaven Change image and share on social
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?' Samuel Butler inscriptionkittenliterary Change image and share on social
