Samuel ButlerA collection of 81 posts

Science

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with ...

Respect

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the complimen...

Religion

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubte...

Power

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I...

Nature

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Nature

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

Music

It is a wise tune that knows its own father and I like my music to be the legit...

Music

Life is like music it must be composed by ear feeling and instinct not by rul...

Money

The want of money is the root of all evil.

Money

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there ...