Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

The supposition that the world is ever in league to put a man down is childish. Hardly less childish is it for an author to lay the blame on reviewers. A good sturdy author is a match for a hundred reviewers.


Ephemeral and Permanent Success - The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912) - Part XI - Cash and Credit


The supposition that the world is ever in league to put a man down is childish. Hardly less childish is it for an author to lay the blame on...

The supposition that the world is ever in league to put a man down is childish. Hardly less childish is it for an author to lay the blame on...

The supposition that the world is ever in league to put a man down is childish. Hardly less childish is it for an author to lay the blame on...

The supposition that the world is ever in league to put a man down is childish. Hardly less childish is it for an author to lay the blame on...