Quotes by Samuel Butler

Union may be strength, but it is mere blind brute strength unless wisely directed.

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"Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often."

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"Friendship is like money, easier made than kept."

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"To live is like love, all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it."

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"Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds."

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