Samuel Butler Animal Quotations

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

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

The great 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.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it - and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow.

The human intellect owes its superiority over that of the lower animals in great measure to the stimulus which alcohol has given imagination.

Man, unlike the animals, has never learned that the sole purpose of life is to enjoy it.