A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand. – Samuel Butler
Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it. – 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
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderated use rather than total abstinence. – Samuel Butler