The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. – Samuel Butler
The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them. – 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
The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth. – Samuel Butler