To live is like to love — all reason is against it, and all… - Samuel Butler

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To live is like to love — all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it

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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To live is like to love — all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it - Samuel Butler

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