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Samuel Butler

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Samuel Butler (baptized 14 February 1613 – 25 September 1680) was a poet and satirist. He is remembered now chiefly for a long satirical poem entitled Hudibras .


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Quote Left Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man. Quote Right
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Quote Left Man, unlike the animals, has never learned that the sole purpose of life is to enjoy it. Quote Right
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Quote Left The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way. Quote Right
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Quote Left All animals, except man, know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it. Quote Right
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Quote Left Sensible people get the greater part of their own dying done during their own lifetime. A man at five and thirty should no more regret not hav... Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs