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Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. ✨ Sir Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, William Morris (2014). The Utopia MEGAPACK ®: 20 Classic Utopian and Dystopian Works, p.31, Wildside Press LLC
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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. ✨ Notebooks ch. 14 (1912)
To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. ✨ Samuel Butler (1926). The Shrewsbury Edition of the Works of Samuel Butler: The notebook … ▶
For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine. ✨ Samuel Butler, Hudibras (fict.name.) (1835). Hudibras; with notes by T.R. Nash, p.311
People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect. ✨ Samuel Butler (2008). The Note-books … ▶
Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. ✨ Samuel Butler (2008). The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition, p.25, ReadHowYouWant.com

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. ✨ Sir Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, William Morris (2014). The Utopia MEGAPACK ®: 20 Classic Utopian and Dystopian Works, p.31, Wildside Press LLC

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