Maxioms by Samuel Butler
And force them, though it was in spite
Of Nature and their stars, to write.
And force them, though it was in spite
Of Nature and their stars, to write.
Her voice, the music of the spheres,
So loud, it deafens mortals' ears;
As wise philosophers have read more
Her voice, the music of the spheres,
So loud, it deafens mortals' ears;
As wise philosophers have thought,
And that's the cause we hear it not.
All animals except man know that the ultimate point of life is to enjoy it. -Samuel Butler.
All animals except man know that the ultimate point of life is to enjoy it. -Samuel Butler.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.
With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.
