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

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and...

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but...

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

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

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more...

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

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

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

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

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

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises....

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises....

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.