Samuel Butler
  • What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

  • 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.

  • Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

  • Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.

  • Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.