Samuel Butler

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#friends #friendships #his #less #like

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#far #half #hundred #men #skilful

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#divine #pearl #precious #rich #swine

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

#books #case #devil #god #heard

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#committing #enough #him #his #humor

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#life #living #man #question #worth

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to hoodwink us about him. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#band #cannot #christ #dislike #him

Life is not an exact science, it is an art. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#art #exact #exact science #science

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off fighting at once. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#businesses #fighting #first #know #leave

In law, nothing is certain but the expense. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#certain #expense #law #nothing