Samuel Butler

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

For though to smatter ends of Greek
Or Latin be the rhetoric
Of pedants counted, and vain-glorious,
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For though to smatter ends of Greek
Or Latin be the rhetoric
Of pedants counted, and vain-glorious,
To smatter French is meritorious.
- Samuel Butler (1),

With books and money placed, for show
Like nest eggs, to make clients lay,
And for his read more

With books and money placed, for show
Like nest eggs, to make clients lay,
And for his false opinion pay.

And still be doing, never done.

And still be doing, never done.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.