The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth. – Samuel Butler
A physicians physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a clerics divinity has to his power of influencing conduct. – Samuel Butler
To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. – Samuel Butler
If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him. – Samuel Butler