Quotes by Samuel Butler

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget. (Samuel Butler)

A hen is only an eggs way of making another egg. (Samuel Butler)

A hen is only an eggs way of making another egg.. (Samuel Butler)

A lawyers dream of Heaven: Every man reclaimed his own property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers. (Samuel Butler)

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing. (Samuel Butler)

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand. (Samuel Butler)

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)

All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it. (Samuel Butler)

All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.. (Samuel Butler)

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it. (Samuel Butler)