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Samuel Butler Quotes: Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.
         

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.


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Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.



Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.



If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.



Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.



Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.



Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.



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 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.



People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.



Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.



Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.





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Even though friends say they are interested in your life, they never really want to talk about you as much as you want them to. (68)

Even though friends say they are interested in your life, they never really want to talk about you as much as you want them to. (68)



The Universe mirrors you. It mirrors your thoughts, both conscious and subconscious. It mirrors your actions and reactions.

The Universe mirrors you. It mirrors your thoughts, both conscious and subconscious. It mirrors your actions and reactions.



What could a fool be thinking but further foolishness?

What could a fool be thinking but further foolishness?



Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place.

Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place.



If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?

If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?



Change can only exist in time. Without time there is no change. Change can only exist with a background of that which is changeless, otherwise it has no definition.

Change can only exist in time. Without time there is no change. Change can only exist with a background of that which is changeless, otherwise it has no definition.



You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.



The intelligence is proved not by ease of learning, but by understanding what we learn.

The intelligence is proved not by ease of learning, but by understanding what we learn.



You make a new life by making new choices.

You make a new life by making new choices.



I've always had individual friends, but I didn't find the people I wanted to learn from as an adult until my midtwenties.

I've always had individual friends, but I didn't find the people I wanted to learn from as an adult until my midtwenties.




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