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The Way of All Flesh quotes

Samuel Butler

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“Sensible people get the greater part of their own dying done during their own lifetime.” Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh
“the best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way” Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh
“Every man’s work . . . is always a portrait of himself” Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh
“All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it—and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow.” Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh
“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.” Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh

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