“Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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To himself everyone is immortal; he may
“To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: death
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It is a wise tune that knows
“It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.”
— Samuel Butler
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Most people have never learned that one
“Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: life
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Those who have never had a father
“Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
Category: death
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A drunkard would not give money to
“A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.”
— Samuel Butler
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People in general are equally horrified at
“People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.”
— Samuel Butler
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Category: religion
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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
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Think of and look at your work
“Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost.”
— Samuel Butler
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Category: work
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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
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The history of art is the history
“The history of art is the history of revivals.”
— Samuel Butler
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Category: art
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