Wine Has Inspired Quotes for Thousa... Aug 29, 2009
Samuel Butler (1835 1902) was an English novelist, failed painter, sheep farmer and thinker ... In Samuel Butler's last work, The Way Of All Flesh , his main character reveals Butler's concern with moderation in drinking, "two glasses of sherry which made him nearly tipsy continues that wine also gave swagger to the character. Samuel Butler s Notebooks have several interesting lines that have become oft used wine quotes. Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man... (Suite101.com)
Next London subway stop: spiritual enlightenment Jun 26, 2009
"Life is one long process of getting tired," Samuel Butler. "What is the city but the people?" William Shakespeare. (AZCentral -- News)
Deflective, garrulous yet wriggly May 16, 2009
The same could be said for Mr. Mulroney, the man who, to borrow from the English writer Samuel Butler, "could distinguish and divide a hair 'twixt south and southwest side, on either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute.". Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail)
Favorite Quotes About Journalism an... Mar 19, 2009
"The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust." Samuel Butler. "They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers." James G. Watt. (Suite101.com)