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If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
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