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Samuel Butler Quotes: The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
         

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.


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

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



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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.

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