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Samuel Butler Quotes: Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
         

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.


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Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.



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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.



If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.



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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.



Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.



Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.



Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.



The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.



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People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.



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Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.





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To truly find yourself, touch as many lives as possible!



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To any who know the star field well from one certain reference point, stars are as individual as people. Jump ten parsecs, however, and not even your own sun is recognizable.



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Women are the only ones who will be able to eliminate the patriarchy, and when that happens all of us will win, men as much as women.



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