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Habit: A shackle for the free.


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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.



War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.



In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.



Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.



Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.



Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.

Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.



NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.

NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.



Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

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Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead.

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It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.

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A man should never miss an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

A man should never miss an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.




Saying that someone is full of themselves is silly. Who else can one be full of … except self?

Saying that someone is full of themselves is silly. Who else can one be full of … except self?



It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5.

It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5.



I can only ask of those who care about me and the issues in my case to support me and spread the word about what is going on.

I can only ask of those who care about me and the issues in my case to support me and spread the word about what is going on.



Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket.

Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket.



Stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.

Stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.



Mental inertia is death.

Mental inertia is death.




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This page presents the quote "Habit: A shackle for the free.". Author of this quote is Ambrose Bierce. This quote is about habit, shackles, nihilism,.