“Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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If I die prematurely I shall be
“If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: death
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Life is like music; it must be
“Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: music
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Opinions have vested interests just as men
“Opinions have vested interests just as men have.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: men
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All truth is not to be told
“All truth is not to be told at all times.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: truth
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The Bible may be the truth, but
“The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: truth
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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: fear
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
“Self-preservation is the first law of nature.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: nature
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If I die prematurely I shall be
“If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: success
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The three most important things a man
“The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: money
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Friendship is like money, easier made than
“Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: money
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