Quote by Samuel Butler
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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It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy — but he who has shown the better temper. – Samuel Butler

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