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When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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Nature. As the word is now commonly used it excludes nature's most interesting productions-the works of man. Nature is usually taken to mean mountains, rivers, clouds and undomesticated animals and plants. I am not indifferent to this half of nature, but it interests me much less than the other half.
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He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright.
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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.
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He dons are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
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It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.
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Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
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The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.
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