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The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.
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Words are like money there is nothing so useless, unless when in actual use.
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If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.
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Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game as true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon.
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