Samuel Butler

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

The want of money is the root of all evil.

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.

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.

You’re ripped at every edge but you’re a masterpiece.

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill, what never dies. Nor can Spirits ever be divided that love and live in the same Divine Principle; the Root and Record of their Friendship. If Absence be not death, neither is theirs. Death is but Crossing the World, as Friends do the Seas; They live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is Omnipresent. In this Divine Glass, they see Face to Face; and their Converse is Free, as well as Pure. This is the Comfort of Friends, that though they may be said to Die, yet their Friendship and Society are, in the best Sense, ever present, because Immortal.

Who, being loved, is poor?

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.

Whoso loves, believes the impossible.

I’m fine with the ups and downs in our story as long as the theme is love.

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.

I have simply found a way of loving through whatever absences or dejections have fallen like tree branches in my path.

We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it.

You demonstrate love by giving it unconditionally to yourself. And as you do, you attract others into your life who are able to love you without conditions.

Drownin’ in the sea of love where everyone would love to drown.

I don’t wanna wake it up, the devil in me.

I have you in one world, but I need you in two: the hands and the heart, just one won’t do.

Everything is clearer when you’re in love.