“ He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. Samuel Butler
“ We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them. Samuel Butler
“ Priests are not men of the world it is not intended that they should be and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so. Samuel Butler
“ The greatest 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
“ We all love best not those who offend us least, nor those who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them. Samuel Butler
“ All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others. Samuel Butler
“ A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it. Samuel Butler
“ 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. Samuel Butler
“ Loyalty is still the same Whether it win or lose the game True as a dial to the sun Although it be not shined upon. Samuel Butler
“ Having, then, once introduced an element of inconsistency into his system, he was far too consistent not to be inconsistent consistently, and he lapsed ere long into an amiable indifferentism which to… Samuel Butler
“ Exploring is delightful to look forward to and back upon, but it is not comfortable at the time, unless it be of such an easy nature as not to deserve the name. Samuel Butler
“ We want words to do more than they can. We try to do with them what comes to very much like trying to mend a watch with a pickaxe or to paint a miniature with a mop; we expect them to help us to grip… Samuel Butler
“ If people who are in a difficulty will only do the first little reasonable thing which they can clearly recognize as reasonable, they will always find the next step more easy both to see and take. Samuel Butler
