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Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions. - Samue

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions. – Samuel Butler

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People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. – Samuel Butler

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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason. – Samuel Butler

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Logic
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion. – Samuel Butler

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Other Quotes from
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Bore — a person who talks when you wish him to listen. – Ambrose Bierce

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Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair. – C.C. Colton

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Boredom

Boredom is like a pitiless zooming in on the epidermis of time. Every instant is dilated and magnified like the pores of the face. – Charlotte Whitton

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Boredom

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

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Watch the little things; a small leak will sink a great ship. – Benjamin Franklin

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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? Its to see my dividends coming in. – John D. Rockefeller

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