Samuel Butler Quotes

British - Poet | December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Samuel Butler

ThankfulMirrorGratefulAppearance

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

Samuel Butler

IgnorancePrideArroganceVanity

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

Samuel Butler

LifeNatureMorningHumanHuman Life

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

DogGreatFoolYourselfYouWill

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

Samuel Butler

BestLiarGoLyingWayLongest

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

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GoodPeopleGood CompanyDoingEnjoy

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

Samuel Butler

LifeArtDrawingConclusions

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

Samuel Butler

LifeLearningExperienceViolinSolo

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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SarcasmArgumentIronyNeither

Life is one long process of getting tired.

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LifeTiredProcessLongGetting

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

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YouLookLeapReapLikeBefore

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

Samuel Butler

RomanticLovedBetterLostNever

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