Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. – Samuel Butler
A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand. – 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
It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly. – Samuel Butler