Surely the glory of finally getting rid of and burying a long and troublesome matter should be as great as that of making an important discovery. The trouble is that the coverer is like Samson who perished in the wreck of what he had destroyed; if he gets rid of a thing effectually he gets rid of himself too.


The Art of Covery - The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912) - Part XI - Cash and Credit

Samuel Butler Quotes

Surely the glory of finally getting rid of and burying a long and troublesome matter should be as great as that of making an important discovery. The ...

Surely the glory of finally getting rid of and burying a long and troublesome matter should be as great as that of making an important discovery. The ...

Surely the glory of finally getting rid of and burying a long and troublesome matter should be as great as that of making an important discovery. The ...

Surely the glory of finally getting rid of and burying a long and troublesome matter should be as great as that of making an important discovery. The ...