Quote by Samuel Butler
If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success. – Samuel Butler

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All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others. – Samuel Butler

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He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. – Samuel Butler

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