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Letter "S" » Samuel Butler Quotes
«The world is a gambling table so arranged that all who enter the casino must play and all must lose more or less heavily in the long run, though they win occasionally by the way»
Author: Samuel Butler
| About:
World
| Keywords:
casino, casinos, gambling, more or less, The Casino
«Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat; Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate»
«If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason»
«To swallow gudgeons ere they're catched, And count their chickens ere they're hatched»
«He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.»
Author: Samuel Butler
| Keywords:
complies
«The souls of women are so small, That some believe they've none at all»
Author: Samuel Butler
«Man, unlike animals, has never learned that the sole purpose in life is to enjoy it»
Author: Samuel Butler
«Birds are taken with pipes that imitate their own voices, and men with those sayings that are most agreeable to their own opinions»
Author: Samuel Butler
| Keywords:
taken with
«The history of art is the history of revivals»
«Through perils both of wind and limb, Through thick and thin she followed him»
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