Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both. Auteur: Samuel Butler Copy Quote More from Samuel Butler “Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.” “Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by ru…” “A credulous mind . . . finds most delight in believingstrange things, and the s…” “The flesh of animals who feed excursively is allowed to have a higher flavour t…”