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People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
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Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
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Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
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Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.
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A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
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The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
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A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.
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There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.
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The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.
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When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.
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The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
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Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
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Always remember that if a man knows where he can make a dollar, he will not tell you about it; he will go after it himself.
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When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
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I have noticed that my likes and dislikes do not create any great excitement. And how people try to get away when I attempt to talk!
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No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some.
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All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
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Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
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Abusing the prosperous in order to curry the favor of the envious, is an old game that still works better than it should.
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Men are virtuous because the women are; women are virtuous from necessity.
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I know what women expect, and give it to them without disagreeable argument; they'll get it anyway.
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When half the people believe one thing, and the other half another, it is usually safe to accept either opinion. The Democrats are as good as the Republicans, and the Catholics as good as the Protestants.
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The experience of the world is worth more than the experience of any one man.
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Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.
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