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Priests are not men of the world it is not intended that they shou

Priests are not men of the world it is not intended that they should be and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so. – Samuel Butler

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Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it. – Samuel Butler

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Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name. – Samuel Butler

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The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way. – Samuel Butler

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Marilyn Monroe wasnt even her real name, Charles Manson isnt his real name, and now, Im taking that to be my real name. But whats real? You cant find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best. – Marilyn Manson

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Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account. – Euripides

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The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought. – William Ellery Channing

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Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. – Andrew Carnegie

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