A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though it is by a dog; but he that is blind in his understanding, which is the worst blindness of all, believes he sees as the best, and scorns a guide.

— Samuel Butler

A definition is the enclosing a wilderness of idea within a wall of words.

— Samuel Butler

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.

— Samuel Butler

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

— Samuel Butler

A lawyer's dream of heaven - every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.

— Samuel Butler

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

— Samuel Butler

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

— Samuel Butler

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

— Samuel Butler

All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.

— Samuel Butler

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

— Samuel Butler