SBSamuel Butler

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Samuel Butler

Life dates: 1600 AD — 1680 AD

Listed in the author section of Bartlett’s ninth-edition anthology, in the linked 1905 printing. Dates reflect that historical edition and may differ from modern scholarship.

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Quotations and sayings

01c. 1640 AD

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.

Samuel Butler / quote

02c. 1640 AD

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

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03c. 1640 AD

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

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04c. 1640 AD

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

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