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

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

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Nature of life Life

Author

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

Source

Journals of Samuel Butler

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

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

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