There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the kna… - Samuel Butler

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There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.

Samuel Butler

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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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