Samuel Butler

Quotes

• “A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly ...”
• “Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.”
• “Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.”
• “All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
• “Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.”
• “Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.”
• “The history of art is the history of revivals.”
• “Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.”
• “Life is not an exact science, it is an art.”