More quotes by Samuel Butler

"Life is not an exact science, it is an art."
"A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing."
"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises."
"Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them."
"All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it."