Who thought he 'd won The field as certain as a gun.
More Quotes from Samuel Butler:
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
Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness with others.
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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
Samuel Butler
As the ancients Say wisely, have a care o' th' main chance, And look before you ere you leap For as you sow, ye are like to reap.
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A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.
Samuel Butler
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
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