“ Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more efficacious I do not know. Samuel Butler
“ We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself. Samuel Butler
“ What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth. Samuel Butler
“ Peter remained on friendly terms with Christ notwithstanding Christ's having healed his mother-in-law. Samuel Butler
“ [P]oetry resembles metaphysics: one does not mind one's own, but one does not like anyone else's. Samuel Butler
“ A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct. Samuel Butler
“ The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. Samuel Butler
“ Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits. Samuel Butler
