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"When the righteous man truth away from his righteousness that he hath committed and doeth that which is neither quite lawful nor quite right, he will generally be found to have gained in amiability what he has lost in holiness."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Amiability

"We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Argument

"Because they did not see merit where they should have seen it, people, to express their regret, will go and leave a lot of money to the very people who will be the first to throw stones at the next person who has anything to say and finds a difficulty in getting a hearing."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Benefactors

"People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Cheerfulness

"Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Conscience

"To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Death and Dying

"Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Evil

"What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, "I bet that my Redeemer liveth.""
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Faith

"A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     Friends and Friendship

"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."
Author:     Samuel Butler Category:     God


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