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Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.
Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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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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A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.
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