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Samuel Butler quotes

British Poet December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902

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Samuel Butler quote: "If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions..."
If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason. Samuel Butler
Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it..."
It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is, but it is often exceedingly difficult to find this out. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Nobody shoots at Santa Claus."
Nobody shoots at Santa Claus. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "It stands to reason that he who would cure a moral ailment..."
It stands to reason that he who would cure a moral ailment must be practically acquainted with it in all its bearings. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Be virtuous and you will be vicious."
Be virtuous and you will be vicious. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth."
There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading..."
Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds."
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The major sin is the sin of being born."
The major sin is the sin of being born. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still."
He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one..."
The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg."
A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg. Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler quote: "It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores..."
It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper. Samuel Butler
Every one should keep a mental wastepaper basket and the older he grows the more things he will consign to it - torn up to irrecoverable tatters. Samuel Butler

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