Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. Samuel Butler foollieman Change image and share on social
I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable. Samuel Butler knowpainreadable Change image and share on social
Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both. Samuel Butler briganddemandlife Change image and share on social
Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and must make the best and not the worst of them. Samuel Butler badlivemake Change image and share on social
Life is not an exact science, it is an art. Samuel Butler artexactlife Change image and share on social
The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. Samuel Butler artliteraturemoney Change image and share on social
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. Samuel Butler fatherlegitimatemusic Change image and share on social
The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science. Samuel Butler athanasiancomparisoncreed Change image and share on social
Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing. Samuel Butler compromisefallimpossible Change image and share on social
