Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

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Topic

Nature of life Life

Author

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

Source

Journals of Samuel Butler

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Butler, Samuel. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler, edited by Henry Festing Jones. A. C. Fifield, 1912, ch. 1.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

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Speaker
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1911 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. "The Class of '61." Fiftieth Anniversary of Graduation of the Harvard Class of 1861. 28 June 1911, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Current Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. "The Class of '61." The Essential Holmes, edited by Richard A. Posner. University of Chicago Press, 1997.