What makes all doctrines plain and clear- About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was prov'd true before Prove false again Two hundred more. Samuel Butler More Quotes by Samuel Butler More Quotes From Samuel Butler Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often. Samuel Butler Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. Samuel Butler Life is like playing the violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. Samuel Butler Loyalty is still the same,Whether it win or lose the gameTrue as a dial to the sun,Although it be not shined upon. Samuel Butler Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty. Samuel Butler People care more about being thought to have taste than about being good, clever, or amiable. Samuel Butler The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and in exactly the right places. Samuel Butler The course of true anything does not run smooth. Samuel Butler The three most important parts a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money and his religious beliefs. Samuel Butler The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is Samuel Butler There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule is that every individual is more or less of an exception to the general rule. Samuel Butler To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious. Samuel Butler To live is like love, all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. Samuel Butler Truth is generally kindness, but where the two diverge and collide, kindness should override truth. Samuel Butler When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once. Samuel Butler The end could be fatal, we ask you, we beg you, we plead with you to get to a place of safety. Samuel Butler us
