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Quote by Samuel Butler
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of

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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Faith – you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it. – 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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We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice. – Henry David Thoreau

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Some folks wear their halos much too tight. – Author Unknown

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If weve learned anything in the past quarter century, it is that we cannot federalize virtue. – George Bush

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The excess of virtue is a vice. – Greek Proverb

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