Quote by Samuel Butler
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of light

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

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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. – Samuel Butler

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Truth
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If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from it, if the whole story is not profitless from first to last, it comes to this: that a man should back his own opinion against the world s. – Samuel Butler

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Christianity
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People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. – Samuel Butler

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One wanders through life as if wandering through a field in the dark of night, wearing a blindfold and very heavy shoes, with a poisonous toad waiting patiently beneath a clump of weeds, knowing full well that eventually you will step on him. – Lemony Snicket

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Life

Being yourself is one of the hardest things because its scary. You always wonder whether youll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record Inside Out because thats my motto about life. I dont think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are. – Emmy Rossum

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Life

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you cant help them, at least dont hurt them. – Dalai Lama

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Life

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. – Ben Hogan

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Life

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Hell is oneself, hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections. There is nothing to escape from and nothing to escape to. One is always alone. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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Hell

My dream life is just to go back to my job full-time. And be with my family. You know, regular dreams, common dreams that everyone has. – Carla Bruni

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Dreams

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, dont complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Dont bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! – Bob Marley

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Jealousy

Leadership does not depend on being right. – Ivan Illich

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