A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing. Samuel Butler absurditycommissioncommit Change image and share on social
Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so. Samuel Butler allowinjusticejustice Change image and share on social
We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them. Samuel Butler easyforgivelove Change image and share on social
Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. Samuel Butler characterchiselcomplete Change image and share on social
Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world. Samuel Butler bonafallfide Change image and share on social
We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself. Samuel Butler analyseargumentman Change image and share on social
He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. Samuel Butler careenjoygod Change image and share on social
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. Samuel Butler architectureliteratureman Change image and share on social
Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies. Samuel Butler bodyclothemind Change image and share on social
Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God. Samuel Butler developmentgodhigh Change image and share on social
