Samuel Butler may refer to:
- Samuel Butler (poet) (1612–1680), author of Hudibras
- Samuel Butler (schoolmaster) (1774–1839), classical scholar, schoolmaster at Shrewsbury, Bishop of Lichfield
- Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835–1902), grandson of the scholar, author of Erewhon
- Samuel Butler (cricketer) (1850–1903), who in 1871 took all ten wickets in an innings for Oxford against Cambridge
- Sam Butler, Australian Rules footballer
Famous quotes by samuel butler:
“I have been told lately that Fuseli was travelling by coach and a gentleman opposite him said: ‘I understand, Mr. Fuseli, that you are a painter; it may interest you to know that I have a daughter who paints on velvet.’
Fuseli rose instantly and said in a strong foreign accent, ‘Let me get out.’”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“A physician’s physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric’s divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“Foundations of Morality: are like all other foundations; if you dig too much about them the superstructure will come tumbling down.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)