Poet · British · 1835 – 1902 · 165 quotes
There is no bore like a clever bore.
Samuel Butler
Poet · British · 1835 – 1902
Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.
Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to hoodwink us about him.
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.
