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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him. – Samuel Butler

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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. – 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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