Samuel Butler

And still be doing, never done.

And still be doing, never done.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

So Noah, when he anchor'd safe on
The mountain's top, his lofty haven,
And all the passengers read more

So Noah, when he anchor'd safe on
The mountain's top, his lofty haven,
And all the passengers he bore
Were on the new world set ashore,
He made it next his chief design
To plant and propagate a vine,
Which since has overwhelm'd and drown'd
Far greater number, on dry ground,
Of wretched mankind, one by one,
Than all the flood before had done.

As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.

As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.