Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

By a merciful dispensation of Providence university training is almost as costly as it is unprofitable. The majority will thus be always unable to afford it, and will base their opinions on mother wit and current opinion rather than on demonstration.


Ramblings In Cheapside (1890)


By a merciful dispensation of Providence university training is almost as costly as it is unprofitable. The majority will thus be always unable to...

By a merciful dispensation of Providence university training is almost as costly as it is unprofitable. The majority will thus be always unable to...

By a merciful dispensation of Providence university training is almost as costly as it is unprofitable. The majority will thus be always unable to...

By a merciful dispensation of Providence university training is almost as costly as it is unprofitable. The majority will thus be always unable to...