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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it. — Samuel Butler (novelist)

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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

Samuel Butler (novelist)
The Way of All Flesh · 1902
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Man and animalsPurpose of lifeLife
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Novel
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1902
Person
Samuel Butler (novelist)
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Current citation
Butler, Samuel. The Way of All Flesh. Everyman's Library, 1993, ch. 19.
Original citation
Butler, Samuel. The Way of All Flesh. Grant Richards, 1903, ch. 19.

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