The world is naturally averse to all truth it sees or hears… - Samuel Butler

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The world is naturally averse to all truth it sees or hears
but swallows nonsense and a lie with greediness and gluttony.

Samuel Butler

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nonsense truth lies

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

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