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

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A physicians physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a clerics divinity has to his power of influencing conduct. – Samuel Butler

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I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the readers defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more. – William Collins

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