“Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity?”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: marriage
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Some men love truth so much that
“Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: truth
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Men are seldom more commonplace than on
“Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: men
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He has spent his life best who
“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.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: best
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The history of art is the history
“The history of art is the history of revivals.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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God was satisfied with his own work,
“God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: work
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Words are not as satisfactory as we
“Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and must make the best and not the worst of them.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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The worst thing that can happen to
“The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.”
— Samuel Butler
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Category: health
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Work with some men is as besetting
“Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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Priests are not men of the world;
“Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: men
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money,
“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.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: money
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