Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man. …

Samuel Butler
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Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man. ✨ Samuel Butler (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated), p.4087, Delphi Classics
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Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man. ✨ Samuel Butler (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated), p.4087, Delphi Classics

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