“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.”
— Samuel Butler
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The Athanasian Creed is to me light
“The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: science
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A skilful leech is better far, than
“A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.”
— Samuel Butler
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God cannot alter the past, though historians
“God cannot alter the past, though historians can.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: history
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Life is the art of drawing sufficient
“Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: life
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Mr. Tennyson has said that more things
“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
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Category: dreams
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Men should not try to overstrain their
“Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental.”
— Samuel Butler
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To live is like to love –
“To live is like to love – all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.”
— Samuel Butler
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Category: love
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A sense of humor keen enough to
“A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.”
— Samuel Butler
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Life is not an exact science, it
“Life is not an exact science, it is an art.”
— Samuel Butler
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All animals, except man, know that the
“All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
— Samuel Butler
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Category: business
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