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All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others.
Samuel Butler
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— Samuel Butler

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Samuel Butler was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1835–1902).

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This quote is attributed to Samuel Butler, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Samuel Butler lived from 1835 – 1902.