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


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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.



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



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

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



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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I will never forget the asymmetry of your eyes. it is transformative symmetry. it is the best symmetry. It is the symmetry that is beauty.

I will never forget the asymmetry of your eyes. it is transformative symmetry. it is the best symmetry. It is the symmetry that is beauty.



Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.



One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthfulSo that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.

One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthfulSo that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.



Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.

Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.



Role models are fine. Roll models are better. Anyone who can do a forward roll is pretty awesome in my book.

Role models are fine. Roll models are better. Anyone who can do a forward roll is pretty awesome in my book.



. . . the Christian Mind has succumbed to the secular drift with a degree of weakness unmatched in Christian History.

. . . the Christian Mind has succumbed to the secular drift with a degree of weakness unmatched in Christian History.



If you were to send a werewolf to the moon, would he be a werewolf permanently?

If you were to send a werewolf to the moon, would he be a werewolf permanently?



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Should you trust a stockbroker who's married to a travel agent?

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I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.

I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.




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