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QuoteWorld :: Men :: Samuel Butler
Quotes by Samuel Butler in Men category:
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"Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself." 4.5714 average rating  
"The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore."  
"Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them." 4.5000 average rating  
"Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not carry about with him." 4.0000 average rating  
"To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious."  
"Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on." 4.0000 average rating