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Quotations by author » Samuel Butler
English novelist, essayist and critic, 1835-1902
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He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most.
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He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most; God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.
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He is a poor creature who does not believe himself to be better than the whole world else; no matter how ill we may be, nor how low we have fallen, we should not change identity with any other person.
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He knew what's what, and that's as high As metaphysics wit can fly
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He made an instrument to know If the moon shine at full or no
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He ne'er considered it, as loath To look a gift-horse in the mouth
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He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.
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He was born stupid and greatly improved his birthright
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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
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I am not in Fortune's power: He that is down can fall no lower
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I am the enfant terrible of literature and science
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I believe that he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more sorry.
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I believe that more unhappiness comes from this source than from any other - I mean from the attempt to prolong family connections unduly and to make people hang together artificially who would never naturally do so.
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I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
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I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.
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I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better
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I'll make the fur / Fly round the ears of the old cur.
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I've known him for a long time, ... He's always been a man of integrity, always been a man of the community and the needs of the community, and the black community is going to stand behind him.
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If Bach wriggles, Wagner writhes
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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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