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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been ca

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. – Samuel Butler

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God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor. – Samuel Butler

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The world will only, in the end, follow those who have despised as well as served it. – Samuel Butler

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A different language is a different vision of life. – Federico Fellini

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If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals dont speak, its because everythings perfect for them. If one day they start to speak, it will be because the world has lost a certain sort of perfection. – Jean Baudrillard

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Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. – Quentin Crisp

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Oaths are but words, and words but wind. – Samuel Butler (1612-1680), Hudribas

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