Samuel Butler's Quote - The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than t

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The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore. – Samuel Butler

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They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, Can he name a kitten? – Samuel Butler

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Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost. – 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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Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it. – Addison Mizner

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