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He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is read more

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground

by Samuel Butler Found in: Ancestry Quotes,
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Her voice, the music of the spheres,
So loud, it deafens mortals' ears;
As wise philosophers have read more

Her voice, the music of the spheres,
So loud, it deafens mortals' ears;
As wise philosophers have thought,
And that's the cause we hear it not.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Music Quotes,
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So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Justice Quotes,
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The Roman senate, when within
The city walls an owl was seen,
Did cause their clergy, with read more

The Roman senate, when within
The city walls an owl was seen,
Did cause their clergy, with lustrations
. . . .
The round-fac'd prodigy t' avert,
From doing town or country hurt.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Owls Quotes,
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