Samuel Butler
“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.”
“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.”
“People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.”
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.”
“How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems.”
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.”
“Perfection itself is imperfection.”
“Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.”
“He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.”
“Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.”