Samuel Butler: They are like persons met upon a journey; I think them very agreeable at first but soon find, as a rule, that I am tired

They are like persons met upon a journey; I think them very agreeable at first b — Samuel Butler

They are like persons met upon a journey; I think them very agreeable at first but soon find, as a rule, that I am tired of them.

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