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People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.
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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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Neither have they hearts to stay, nor wit enough to run away.
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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.
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