Quotes by Butler, Samuel

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It shoul >>

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war. >>

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are gr >>

Quotations about Excess

Ours is a culture based on excess, on overproduction; the result is a >>

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquir >>

Americans are overreaching; overreaching is the most admirable and mos >>

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

Butler, Samuel