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The Man Who Lets Himself Be Bored Is Even More Contemptible Than The Bore.
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The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the
bore.
-- Samuel Butler (1835-1902), "The Fair Haven", 1873
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An honest God's the noblest work of man. -- Samuel Butle
A bore is a man who talks so much about himself that you can't talk about yourself.
The biggest bore is the person who is bored by everyone and everything. -- Frank Tyge
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. -- Samuel Butle
Every man who is high up likes to think he has done it all himself, and the wife smiles and lets it go at that.
-- J.M. Barrie...
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The chicken was the egg's idea of getting more eggs. -- Samuel Butle
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
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All's fair in love and war - What a contemptible lie.