Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness. – Samuel Butler
I believe that he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more sorry. – Samuel Butler

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness. – Samuel Butler
I believe that he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more sorry. – Samuel Butler
A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war. – Samuel Butler
Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him. – Samuel Butler
We need a better way to talk about eating animals, a way that doesnt ignore or even just shruggingly accept things like habits, cravings, family and history but rather incorporates them into the conversation. The more they are allowed in, the more able we will be to follow our best instincts. – Jonathan Safran Foer