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You Quotes by Samuel Butler
- Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.
- The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you,…
- When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.
- 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.
- Be virtuous and you will be vicious.
- All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others.
- If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.
- You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.
- 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…
- When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing to do is die at once.
- Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it.
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