Self-preservation is the first law of nature. – Samuel Butler
Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it. – Samuel Butler

Self-preservation is the first law of nature. – Samuel Butler
Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it. – Samuel Butler
Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name. – Samuel Butler
To live is like to love — all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. – Samuel Butler