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A modest man is usually admired - if people ever hear of him.


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A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.



A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.



People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.



Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.



About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.

About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.



A reasonable probability is the only certainty.

A reasonable probability is the only certainty.



When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.

When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.



What people say behind your back is your standing in the community in which you live.

What people say behind your back is your standing in the community in which you live.



The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep



If you go to church and like the singing better than the preaching that's not orthodox.

If you go to church and like the singing better than the preaching that's not orthodox.





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She decided to free herself, dance into the wind, create a new language. And birds fluttered around her, writing “yes” in the sky.



Reality offers us such wealth that we must cut some of it out on the spot, simplify. The question is, do we always cut out what we should? ­

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In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I wanted to become a novelist.

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