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Quote by Samuel Butler
It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy — but he who has shown the better temper. – Samuel Butler

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To live is like to love — all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. – Samuel Butler

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