The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.
Samuel ButlerIt has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly.
Samuel ButlerBooks are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.
Samuel ButlerWhen you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.
Samuel Butler