Quotes by : Samuel Butler

Mention but the word "divinity," and our sense of the divine is clouded.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

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

I do not mind lying but I hate inaccuracy.

To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.

Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.

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

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

I keep my books at the British Museum and at Mudies.