"To give pain is the tyranny to make happy, the true empire of beauty."

Beauty

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

This reflection on beauty by Samuel Butler resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in beauty is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler may refer to:Samuel Butler (poet) (1613–1680), English poet and satirist
Samuel Butler (schoolmaster) (1774–1839), English classical scholar
Samuel Butler (politician) (1825–1891), American politician
Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835–1902), English author of Erewhon
Samuel Butler (cricketer) (1850–1903), English cricketer
Samuel Butler (lawyer) (1930–2025), American lawyer
Sam Butler, Australian rules footballer for West Coast
Sam Butler, Australian rules footballer for Hawthorn
Bo Weavil Jackson, blues singer and guitarist also known as Sam Butler

More quotes by Samuel Butler  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Samuel Butler

"Energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

Read more  ’

More about Beauty

"When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. Women are beautiful. They deserve to be cherished and respected."

Read more  ’

"Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good."

Read more  ’
View all Beauty quotes  ’