Samuel Butler: For truth is precious and divine ; Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

For truth is precious and divine ; Too rich a pearl for carnal swine. — Samuel Butler

For truth is precious and divine ; Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

Samuel Butler

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