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Quote by Samuel Butler
Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure. – Samuel Butler

Other quotes by Samuel Butler

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and must make the best and not the worst of them. – Samuel Butler

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best
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Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things. – Samuel Butler

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Dreams
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Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life. – Samuel Butler

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Death
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Fear
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Comedy is defiance. Its a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And its the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale. – Will Durst

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Fear

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth. – Emile M. Cioran

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Fear

There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader can claim: this is not happening in my backyard. – Michelle Bachelet

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Fear

If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves. – Bryant H. McGill

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Fear

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If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. – Calvin Coolidge

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When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the womans part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women. – Jack Nicholson

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