Browse Samuel Butler quotes and sayings.
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. Samuel Butler
A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon […]
Self-preservation is the first law of nature. Samuel Butler
The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the […]
To live is like to love – all reason is against it, and all healthy […]
To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious. Samuel […]
All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it. […]
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself […]
God cannot alter the past, though historians can. Samuel Butler
Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything […]
Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. Samuel […]
Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by […]
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. Samuel Butler