Quote by Samuel Butler
A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities wil

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing. – Samuel Butler

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It is immoral to get drunk because the headache comes after the drinking, but if the headache came first and the drunkenness afterwards, it would be moral to get drunk. – Samuel Butler

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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth. – Samuel Butler

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Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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