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Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not carry about with him.

Samuel Butler

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Samuel Butler
Age: 66 †
Born: 1835
Born: December 4
Died: 1902
Died: June 18
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It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity. The time present is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and we are forced to supply its deficiencies by recollection or anticipation.
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Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.
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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
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Be virtuous and you will be vicious.
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People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.
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He dons are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.
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Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
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To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead.
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Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one.
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The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.
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You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.
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If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.
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