Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)
“A fool and his words are soon parted; a man of genius and his money.”
On Reserve
“The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.”
Mary Magdalen: His Mouth Was Like the Heart of a Pomegranate
Jesus, The Son of Man (1928)
“A fool is known by his Speech; and a wise man by Silence.”
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
“A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.”
Maxim 49
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
“Some poor fool has been saying in his heart
Glory is out of date in life and art.”
Dedication (1960)
Context: Everyone knows the glory of the twain
Who gave America the aeroplane
To ride the whirlwind and the hurricane.
Some poor fool has been saying in his heart
Glory is out of date in life and art.
Our venture in revolution and outlawry
Has justified itself in freedom's story
Right down to now in glory upon glory.
A Man's Style
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part VII - On the Making of Music, Pictures, and Books
“An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.”
