British - Poet | December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902
God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.
Samuel Butler
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Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.
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We shall never get people whose time is money to take much interest in atoms.
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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.
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Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.
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A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.
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Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.
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Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
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