All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are gr…

Samuel Butler
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All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others. ✨ Samuel Butler (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated), p.4349, Delphi Classics
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All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others. ✨ Samuel Butler (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated), p.4349, Delphi Classics

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