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A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.
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Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order.
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