Author: Samuel Butler

Quotes

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

- Samuel Butler

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

- Samuel Butler

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

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

- Samuel Butler

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

- Samuel Butler

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

- Samuel Butler

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.

- Samuel Butler

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.

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

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

- Samuel Butler

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

- Samuel Butler

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