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Samuel Butler on Mind

1612–1680 England

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

Part III (1678)

Like men condemned to thunderbolts,
Who, ere the blow, become mere dolts.

Hudibras, Part III (1678)

With books and money placed, for show
Like nest eggs, to make clients lay,
And for his false opinion pay.

Hudibras, Part III (1678)

Such as take lodgings in a head
That's to be let unfurnished.

He that complies against his will,
Is of his own opinion still,
Which he may adhere to, yet disown,
For reasons to himself best known.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Samuel Butler (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.