Creative Quotations from . . .
Samuel Butler (b)
(1835-1902) born on Dec 04
English novelist, satirist, scholar. He was known for his ironic, witty semi-autobiographical novel, "Way of All Flesh," and "Erewhon," 1872.
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F
Genius is a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble.

R
To live is like to love -- all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.
A
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
N
Life is one long process of getting tired.
K
Youth is like spring, an over-praised season more remarkable for biting winds than genial breezes. Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.
 

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "The Way of All Flesh."
R: "Notebooks."
A: "Notebooks."
N: "Notebooks."
K: "The Way of All Flesh."
 

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