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The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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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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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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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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Friends are like money, easier made than kept.
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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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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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It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity. The time present is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and we are forced to supply its deficiencies by recollection or anticipation.
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Neither have they hearts to stay, nor wit enough to run away.
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He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright.
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Letters are like wine if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
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An obstinate man does not hold opinions, but they hold him for when he is once possessed with an error, it is, like a devil, only cast out with great difficulty.
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Our own death is a premium which we must pay for the far greater benefit we have derived from the fact that so many people have not only lived but also died before us.
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