Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.


Life, xvi - The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912) - Part I - Lord, What is Man?


All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.