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Quote by Samuel Butler
When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence. – Samuel Butler

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If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him. – Samuel Butler

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The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new. – Samuel Johnson

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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. – William Wordsworth

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