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

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