When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence. - Samuel Butler

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Engraved portrait of Samuel Butler, facing left

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence.

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About Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler (December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902) was a British satirist, most famous for his novels Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh.

Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: Cellarius

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