Samuel Butler, Erewhon Quotes

A collection of quotes by Samuel Butler, Erewhon.

Samuel Butler was an English novelist, essayist, and critic, best known for his satirical novel "Erewhon." Born on December 4, 1835, in Nottinghamshire, England, Butler studied at Cambridge University and later pursued a career in art. However, he gained literary recognition with the publication of "Erewhon" in 1872, a novel that humorously criticized various aspects of Victorian society. Butler's work often explored themes of evolution, religion, and the human condition. He continued to write and publish several other novels, essays, and travelogues throughout his life. Samuel Butler passed away on June 18, 1902, leaving behind a legacy of insightful and thought-provoking literature.

Every one is a genius, more or less. No one is so physically

Every one is a genius, more or less. No one is so physically sound that no part of him will be even a little unsound, and no one is so diseased but that some part of him will be healthy -- so no man is so mentally and morally sound, but that he will be in part both mad and wicked; and no man is so mad and wicked but he will be sensible and honourable in part. In like manner there is no genius who is not also a fool, and no fool who is not also a genius.

Samuel Butler, Erewhon

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