“ Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order. Samuel Butler
“ An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. Samuel Butler
“ Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure. Samuel Butler
“ Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life. Samuel Butler
“ Truth might be heroic, but it was not within the range of practical domestic politics. Samuel Butler
“ The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science. Samuel Butler
“ It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. Samuel Butler
“ It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly. Samuel Butler
“ From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right. Samuel Butler
“ All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every living organism to live beyond its income. Samuel Butler
“ The tendency of modern science is to reduce proof to absurdity by continually reducing absurdity to proof. Samuel Butler
“ To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him. Samuel Butler
“ The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion. Samuel Butler
