Quotes by Samuel Butler

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

#Fear

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

#Law And Lawyers

God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.

#God

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear....

#God

God cannot alter the past, that is why he is obliged to connive at the...

#God

Morality turns on whether the pleasure precedes or follows the pain

#Morality

For every why he had a wherefore

#Questioning

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

#Mistakes

The man who takes time to explain his mistakes has little time left for anything...

#Mistakes

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

#Mistakes

The mistakes made by doctors are innumerable. They err habitually on the side of optimism...

#Doctors, #Mistakes

For most men, and most circumstances, pleasure --tangible material prosperity in this world --is the...

#Love, #Pleasure