Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

We play out our days as we play out cards, taking them as they come, not knowing what they will be, hoping for a lucky card and sometimes getting one, often getting just the wrong one.


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


We play out our days as we play out cards, taking them as they come, not knowing what they will be, hoping for a lucky card and sometimes getting...

We play out our days as we play out cards, taking them as they come, not knowing what they will be, hoping for a lucky card and sometimes getting...

We play out our days as we play out cards, taking them as they come, not knowing what they will be, hoping for a lucky card and sometimes getting...

We play out our days as we play out cards, taking them as they come, not knowing what they will be, hoping for a lucky card and sometimes getting...