In old times people used to try and square the circle; now...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.

Samuel Butler (novelist)

The Essential Samuel Butler (ed. 1950)

Samuel Butler Quotes

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.