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James Thurber Quotes: You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
         

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.


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But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?



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Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.



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Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.



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I hate women because they always know where things are.



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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.



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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.



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