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Samuel Butler
b. 1612; d. 1680
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# · Bad (2 ratings) · submitted 1997
All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.
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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
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Logic is like the sword — those who appeal to it shall perish by it.
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Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
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