Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine. – Samuel Butler
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing. – Samuel Butler
The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions. – Samuel Butler
Youth is like spring, an over-praised season more remarkable for biting winds than genial breezes. Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits. – Samuel Butler