Who is Samuel Butler?

  • (noun): English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902).
    See also — Additional definitions below

More definitions of "Samuel Butler":

  • (noun): English poet (1612-1680).

Famous quotes containing the words samuel butler, butler and/or samuel:

    “Foundations of Morality: are like all other foundations; if you dig too much about them the superstructure will come tumbling down.”
    —Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

    “Far-off, most secret, and inviolate Rose,
    Enfold me in my hour of hours; where those
    Who sought thee in the Holy Sepulchre,
    Or in the wine-vat, dwell beyond the stir
    And tumult of defeated dreams....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “What sort of men are these? How do they do it? How can they do it?”
    —Samuel Fuller, U.S. screenwriter, and Milton Sperling. Samuel Fuller. Doc (Andrew Duggan)