Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct,…

Samuel Butler
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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule. ✨ Samuel Butler (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated), p.4082, Delphi Classics
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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule. ✨ Samuel Butler (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated), p.4082, Delphi Classics

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