People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect. Samuel Butler More Quotes by Samuel Butler More Quotes From Samuel Butler 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 gods-willenjoycare The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them. Samuel Butler book Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since. Samuel Butler wayreligionthinking Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing. Samuel Butler tunesimpossiblefall Words are like money; there is nothing so useless, unless when in actual use. Samuel Butler moneysilenceuse If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success. Samuel Butler my-ownboredsaved Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things. Samuel Butler prayerdreamworld 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 denyrealizingimpossible 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 healthchristianbelieve The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. Samuel Butler ancienttakensailor There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth. Samuel Butler sourceerrorstruth Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness. Samuel Butler sinworkmen In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa. Samuel Butler vice-versavirtuevices The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. Samuel Butler literaturewarart The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is. Samuel Butler common-sensevoicecommon What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth. Samuel Butler atheismkindshould There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come. Samuel Butler doing-goodevilmay 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 sweetfunnyfather When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once. Samuel Butler decentlegacydeath The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. Samuel Butler functionvirtuevices
