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The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.
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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.
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The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few of us can escape its influence.
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To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him.
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If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.
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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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You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.
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If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.
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