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“All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others.”

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Samuel Butler

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'

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Samuel Butler

To himself everyone is immortal he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.

Death

Samuel Butler

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.

Music

Samuel Butler

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

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