Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name.
Samuel ButlerThe only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life into them.
Samuel ButlerChrist was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.
Samuel ButlerA sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
Samuel Butler