Quotes by Samuel Butler

Man is God’s highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Faith – you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.