The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.
Samuel ButlerIt is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.
Samuel ButlerWhat is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.
Samuel ButlerWe are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
Samuel Butler