Click here

Samuel Butler Quotes

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him. - Samuel Butler

Tags

Lying | Kind | Respect | Reverence | Person |

Random

Rare virtues are like rare plants or animals, things that have not been able to hold their own in the world. A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner but more durable metal. - Samuel Butler

If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do. - Samuel Butler

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so. - Samuel Butler

Random Authors

Mark Richards | Patsy Crisel | Henry Clay | Marc Jones | Doug Lipscomb | Justin Horne | Mike Conflitti | DeAngelo Williams | Bill Ford | Brian Barnhart |