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Every one should keep a mental wastepaper basket and the older he

Every one should keep a mental wastepaper basket and the older he grows the more things he will consign to it — torn up to irrecoverable tatters. – Samuel Butler

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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. – Samuel Butler

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All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others. – Samuel Butler

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Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderated use rather than total abstinence. – Samuel Butler

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