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Neither have they hearts to stay, nor wit enough to run away.
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 history of art is the history of revivals.
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A definition is the enclosing a wilderness of idea within a wall of words.
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A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
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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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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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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
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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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Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such.
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