Samuel Butler

The greatest 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

#dog

Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#down #frees #imprisoned #like #shelf

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

— Samuel Butler

#animal #eat #eats #friendly #intends

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

— Samuel Butler

#business

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#easier #friendship #kept #like #made

We all love best not those who offend us least, nor those who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#love #forgiveness

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

— Samuel Butler

#inspirational

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#being #doing #i #injustice #justice

Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#fruit #nature #nature

Life is one long process of getting tired. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#life #long #long process #process #tired