The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them. – Samuel Butler
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. – Samuel Butler

The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them. – Samuel Butler
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. – Samuel Butler
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. – Samuel Butler
The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good and evil it is stronger, but we care less about it. – Samuel Butler