Quote by Samuel Butler (1835-1902)

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

• All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

• I consider being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill.

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

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

• Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.