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Samuel Butler

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Samuel Butler (baptized 14 February 1613 – 25 September 1680) was a poet and satirist. He is remembered now chiefly for a long satirical poem entitled Hudibras .


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Quote Left To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. Quote Right
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Quote Left Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things. Quote Right
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Quote Left Let every man be true and every god a liar. Quote Right
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Quote Left All truth is not to be told at all times. Quote Right
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Quote Left He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things