Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Hubert Butler

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Irish essayist Hubert Butler.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Hubert Butler

Hubert Marshal Butler was an Irish essayist who wrote on a wide range of topics, from local history and archaeology to the political and religious affairs of eastern Europe before and during World War II. He also travelled to Nazi Austria on his own initiative and at his own expense and helped save Jews from being sent to concentration camps.

There are no grounds for supposing that one can live a life without pain and sadness, but is it wrong to believe that somehow, somewhere, this is possible? — © Hubert Butler
There are no grounds for supposing that one can live a life without pain and sadness, but is it wrong to believe that somehow, somewhere, this is possible?
Goodness often blossoms like roses on very rickety trellis-work, and beauty can grow out of nonsense.
Where life is fully and consciously lived in our own neighborhood, we are cushioned a little from the impact of great far-off events which should be of only marginal concern to us.
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