Quotes by : Samuel Butler

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

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted and at seeing it practised.....

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not....

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

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.

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

To live is like to love - all reason is against it and all healthy instinct for it.

To put one's trust in God is only a longer way of saying that one will chance it.