God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

Author: Samuel Butler

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It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

Books are like imprisoned souls, till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms and to keep other people's books out of mine.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.

I thank God I was raised Catholic, so sex will always be dirty.

The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.