Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it—and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow.


The Way of All Flesh (1903) ch. 19


All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it—and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will...

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it—and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will...

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it—and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will...

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it—and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will...