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Quote by Samuel Butler
When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that h

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that has not been filtered through either the berry of a grape, or else a tub of malt. These are the most reliable filters yet invented. – Samuel Butler

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God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor. – Samuel Butler

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

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