More From Samuel Butler
- "Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life."
- "All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others."
- "The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science."
More In Family
- "My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work as security guards and janitors. And I just got angry."― Jim Carrey
- "I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life."― Vivienne Westwood
- "I text a lot people, because it’s how I stay connected with all my family and friends when I’m on set and traveling."― Ashley Tisdale