They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, Can he name a kitten? – Samuel Butler
The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation. – Samuel Butler
The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not worry himself too much about not being a thief any more. Thieving is Gods message to him. Let him try and be a good thief. – Samuel Butler
If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from it, if the whole story is not profitless from first to last, it comes to this: that a man should back his own opinion against the world s. – Samuel Butler