Quote by Samuel Butler
He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. – Samuel Butler

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To himself everyone is an immortal. He may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. – Samuel Butler

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