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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life into them.
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Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
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The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions.
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A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
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In law, nothing is certain but the expense.
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Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one.
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The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.
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There is a photographer in every bush, going about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.
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Friends are like money, easier made than kept.
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Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.
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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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Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.
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If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.
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The history of art is the history of revivals.
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The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good and evil it is stronger, but we care less about it.
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Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
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