If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: God Quotes

To be at all is to be religious more or less

To be at all is to be religious more or less

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to...

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be,...

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod, and spoil the child

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest...

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Happiness and misery depend not on how high up or low down you are -...

Happiness and misery depend not on how high up or low down you are -...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are...

The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are...

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...