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He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright.
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 great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
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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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He dons are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.
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