He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.
Samuel ButlerA lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.
Samuel ButlerWords are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and must make the best and not the worst of them.
Samuel ButlerAutumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.
Samuel Butler