Samuel Butler may refer to:
- Samuel Butler (poet) (1612–1680), author of Hudibras
- Samuel Butler (schoolmaster) (1774–1839), classical scholar, schoolmaster at Shrewsbury, Bishop of Lichfield
- Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835–1902), grandson of the scholar, author of Erewhon
- Samuel Butler (cricketer) (1850–1903), who in 1871 took all ten wickets in an innings for Oxford against Cambridge
- Sam Butler, Australian Rules footballer
Famous quotes by samuel butler:
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 5:5.
The third of the Beatitudes, from the Sermon on the Mount. The words recall those in Proverbs 37:11, ‘But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.’ In his Notebooks, the author Samuel Butler wrote, ‘I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.’ (Samuel Butler’s Notebooks, p. 220, 1951)
“The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not worry himself too much about not being a thief any more. Thieving is God’s message to him. Let him try and be a good thief.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“The world will only, in the end, follow those who have despised as well as served it.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)