Top 15 Samuel Butler Quotes

Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

The greatest 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.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income

Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.

Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.

All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Sensible people get the greater part of their own dying done during their own lifetime

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

Life is like playing the violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

We all love best not those who offend us least, nor those who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.