A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war. – Samuel Butler
Silence is not always tact, but it is tact that is golden, not silence. – Samuel Butler

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war. – Samuel Butler
Silence is not always tact, but it is tact that is golden, not silence. – Samuel Butler
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. – Samuel Butler
The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because its a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled, life-or-death situation and their fundamental behaviours are exposed, the scrim is taken away and the motivations behind each personality come out to play. – Sloane Crosley