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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.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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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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Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.
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How often do we not see children ruined through the virtues, real or supposed, of their parents?
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
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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.
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Business should be like religion and science it should know neither love nor hate.
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Adversity, if a man is set down to it by degrees, is more supportable with equanimity by most people than any great prosperity arrived at in a single lifetime.
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If a man knows not life which he hath seen, how shall he know death, which he hath not seen?
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God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.
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Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
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Words are like money there is nothing so useless, unless when in actual use.
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Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.
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Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
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In practice it is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is, but it is sometimes extremely difficult to find this out.
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