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

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Animals Quotes, Men And Women Quotes

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat...

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

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

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

Genius is a nuisance, and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate...

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of...

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of...

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

Our minds want clothes as much as our bodies.

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

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

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

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good,...

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.

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...